What is Ontbijtkoek?
Ontbijtkoek literally means a "breakfast cake" in Dutch. It is a type of spice cake or gingerbread that is similar to coffee cake and made with very small fat. The cake is usually consumed in the Netherlands, Flanders and Indonesia.
The Dutch usually give a breakfast cake with butter. It can also be eaten with cheese or jam. When it is refreshments, tea or coffee is usually served. Sometimes it is also considered a dessert.
A significant ontbijtkoek feature is his lack of fat. The cake is made without butter or oil and usually without eggs. Milk is the only source of fat in this traditional breakfast cake.
Ontbijtkoek is usually produced with rye flour, although there are also versions with wholemeal flour. Cakes can contain different spices, often including ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove. Sometimes cardamom and coriander are also included. The cake contains salt and agent, such as baking powder, as typical of most cakes. This type of breakfast cake is also produced for useIT by less refined sweeteners. Brown sugar, molasses, honey or combinations can be used. Palm sugar is also commonly used in Indonesian versions.
cakes are traditionally baked in a loan pan at a slight oven temperature. It can take about 90 minutes to bake the cake completely. It is usually allowed to cool completely before serving.
You can add a number of other folders to traditional ontbijtkoek. Fruits such as raisins or apples are common accessories. Matrix can also be added. Some cakes are topped with sugar or pearl sugar. Cakes with special ingredients sometimes receive different names such as Kandijkoek or Gemberkoek.
various regions of the Netherlands have their own distinctive versions ontbijtkoek. In the southern region of the Netherlands and Flanders, the cake is called Peperkoek, which means gingerbread. In the northern Netherlands is called an old female cake or oal wief and this version is flavored and lighter and leIt hits than the other cakes. In the western regions, it is simply called cake or a sniper for "cutting cake".
Ontbijtkoek is also popular in Indonesia, which was colonized by the Dutch. This is known as Bolu Kampung, which means a village cake. Indonesian versions of the breakfast cake can contain eggs. In the HTis area, the cake is usually ended with margarine and served with coffee or tea.