Thursday, September 7, 2023



Mum Dijk's Ontbijt Koek /  Mum's Dutch Honey Breakfast Loaf


Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Cups self raising flour
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons golden syrup or Appel Stroop (Apple Syrup)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon each of nutmeg, ground cloves and ginger powder
  • 2 teaspoons Dutch cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon mixed peel (or tablespoon of good marmalade) and milk (OR 1 dessertspoon orange peel and 1 cup orange juice)
Method

  • Mix all ingredients  together and pour into a large loaf pan, greased and lined with baking paper. 
  • Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for about 35-50 minutes in a regular oven. 
  • Less time for fan forced. 
  • Check for browning and insert fork or similar and when it comes out clean it's ready.

Enjoy with a good smear of real butter or plain with your morning coffee or anytime of the day really.

Pictures are of a half eaten Koek but shows the texture and colour

It was very yummy and went fast.  




















For a larger recipe use two smaller loaf pan and increase to these measurements:

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups SR Flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4.5 tablespoons honey
  • 1.5 tsps spices
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1.5 cups liquids
Easy to make.

Enjoy!