Dutch Oliebollen – a traditional New Year’s Treat
Oliebollen Apart from the fantastic fireworks, one of the best parts of the Dutch New Year is the oliebollen (or literally ‘oil balls’). These Dutch doughnuts are made all over …
Baking
This section of Gav’s Kitchen gives you some simple baking recipes.
These are all delicious and easy baking recipes to make. Some are sweet and some are savoury.
You will find recipes for cookies, sweets, flapjacks, scones and cakes here.
Many of these baking recipes been passed down in our family.
I hope you enjoy making them!
Fruit and Nut Christmas Cake
Fruit and nut Christmas Cake Bring festive cheer to your holiday table with this Fruit and Nut Christmas Cake – a perfect blend of warm spices and rich tastes. It …
Easy Apple Pastries
Easy Apple Pastries: Delicious Mini Treats As the crisp air of fall settles in, there’s nothing quite like the smell of apple pastries wafting through the kitchen. Easy apple pastries …
Fried Apple Fritters Recipe
Fried Apple Fritters Recipe When you try one of these fried apple fritter bites, it will bring you back to your youth. There’s something delightfully nostalgic about biting into a …
Carrot Walnut Cake
Carrot Walnut Cake This is a recipe for a succulent Carrot Walnut Cake. A delicious cake that you can eat as a snack at any time of the day, but …
Kletskoppen – Crunchy Dutch Almond Cookies
Kletskoppen Recipe This simple recipe for ‘Kletskoppen’ gives you some delicious crunchy Dutch almond lace cookies that are so easy to make and can be ready in 20 minutes. The …
Mini Apple Strudels
Mini Apple Strudels This is a simple recipe for mini apple strudels or ‘apfelstrudel’ as they are known in Germany. This apple strudel recipe uses filo (or phyllo) pastry to …
Pistachio Banana Bread
Pistachio Banana Bread Recipe This easy recipe gives you a single loaf of pistachio banana bread. This loaf can be sliced and eaten with a cup of coffee or tea. …
Dutch Christmas Cookies (Kerstkransjes)
Dutch Christmas Cookies (or Kerstkransjes) This is a recipe for Dutch Christmas Cookies, or Kerstkransjes as they are known in the Netherlands. I lived in the Netherlands for about 30 …
Mushroom Pastry
Mushroom Puff Pastry Recipe This recipe is a simple recipe for some savoury mushroom tartlets or mushroom pastry, that you can serve as a starter, snack or appetizer. If you …
Apple and Cherry Crisp
Apple Cherry Crisp Recipe This easy and quick-to-prepare apple and cherry crisp recipe is a great dessert to make when you need something to completely fill you up after supper. …