Ontbijtkoek

Brief information about Ontbijtkoek.(source: wikipedia)

An ontbijtkoek (literally translated breakfast cake) or peperkoek is a Dutch-Belgian spiced cake. Rye is its most important ingredient, coloring the cake a light brown. It is often spiced with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, succade and nutmeg. Several parts of the Netherlands have their own local recipe, of which the most famous is "Oudewijvenkoek" (old wives' cake) which is mostly eaten in the northern regions, and is flavored with aniseed. Ontbijtkoek is originally served at breakfast with a thick layer of butter on top, as a replacement for bread. However due to its sweet taste it is also served as a snack.

And here's the recipe (in Bahasa Indonesia)
Bahan:
Telur 06kuning+03putih
gula palem 50gram
gula jawa 100gram (saya kurangin jadi 85, tergantung level manis masing2 gula yah)
terigu 100gram
mentega/margarine 100gram , lelehkan
bumbu lapis/spekoek 1sdt
TBM 1sdt
vanili bubuk/cair 1/2 sdt
Kenari cincang 100gram
Rhum 1sdt (optional..but a must for myself :) 

Cara Membuat:

1. Kocok telur, gula, TBM, vanili sampai putih kental dan naik.
2. Masukkan campuran terigu+bumbu lapis/spekoek, aduk rata dg spatula.
3. Masukkan mentega/margarine leleh, aduk rata lagi dengan spatula.
4. Masukkan 3/4 kenari cincang kedalam adonan, aduk rata lagi
5. Tuang adonan ke dalam loyang tulban D24cm yg sudah diolesi margarin dan taburi atasnya dengan sisa kenari cincang tadi.
6. Panggang di oven panas dengan suhu 180C selama 30-40menit atau sampai kue kuning kecoklatan/matang.
7. Keluarkan dari oven, tunggu sampai kue agak dingin lalu keluarkan dari loyang.
8. PS: kalo tidak ada kenari..bisa pakai kismis atau buah kering atau jenis kacang lainnya sesuai selera masing-masing.
   
   
   
   
   
   ******HAPPY BAKING******

Baked Macaroni

My family's heritage dish :-) influenced by Dutch colonization.
We call it as Macaroni Schotel.
Here i am sharing the recipe, maybe it looks so complicated but in fact it is so easy to make.
Just give it a try and you will be so proud of yourself :)

Ingredients:

• 400grams uncooked elbow macaroni
• 250-300cc fresh milk
• 3tbsp all-purpose flour
• 250 grams ground beef/chicken/lamb* (i am using ground beef as the original recipe)
  
• Salt, pepper*
• shallot, garlic*, diced
  
• 6 eggs
• Tomato paste (if u wanna the color is so red then you can put this more)
  
• Grated Cheddar Cheese
• some shallots, diced
  
• 1 small onion, diced
• salt and pepper to taste
  
• Cooking oil for sauteing
• some melted or grated cheddar cheese for finishing**
• some scrambled-eggs for finishing**
  

How To Make:

1. Prepare the elbow macaroni according to instructions in the package and intentionally cut the cooking time so that the macaroni is not well done (the macaroni will be fully cooked once baked) then drain and set aside.
2. *Heat the cooking pot and put-in the oil. When the cooking oil is hot enough, add the shallots, and garlic until smell good then out in the ground beef, some salts and peppers to taste and cook for 5 minutes or until the color turns medium brown. Turn off the heat and put aside.
   
3. In the saucepan, heat the cooking oil then place the shallot, onion until smell good. Add the flour stir constantly, slowly whisk in the milk and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens.
4. Put in the number 2/ the cooked-meat and the cooked-macaroni then eggs one in a time, grated cheddar cheese, tomato paste. Mix them well, add salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat.
   
5. **Pour into baking dish and spread some melted cheese/ grated cheddar-cheese and scrambled-eggs on the top, then bake to 180C preheated-oven until golden brown/ for about 25-30 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down a bit.
7. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy with chili/tomato paste.

HAPPY COOKING!

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