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The Netherlands - Almere , The dutch SyrupWaffles
Do you know what ‘stroopwafels’ are?
It is a typical Dutch sweet that began to be popular in the 18th century, in the city of Gouda, in the Netherlands. For most tourists, Gouda is famous for its cheese, which has the same name, but it was in this city, located in the west of the country, that the story of this delicious sweet began!
As the name suggests, stroopwafels have a dough similar to the American waffle, but with a Dutch touch, with added cinnamon, and syrup is placed between the wafels, which is almost like sugar cane, but is made from beet sugar, the most common sugar in Europe.
There are two versions of how the sweet began to be made. One is original and official, and another is told by those who produce the sweet.
As the name suggests, stroopwafels have a dough similar to the American waffle, but with a Dutch touch, with added cinnamon, and syrup is placed between the wafels, which is almost like sugar cane, but is made from beet sugar, the most common sugar in Europe.
There are two versions of how the sweet began to be made. One is original and official, and another is told by those who produce the sweet.
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The official story goes that Gerard Kamphuisen, a Dutch baker who lived in Gouda, made this first syrupwaffle in 1810. Years later, in 1840, the recipe for the syrup he made was officially approved and thus, the city began to be known for its syrup (stroop) and for the sweet treat, of course!
In 1870, there were already more than 100 bakeries producing the sweet treat. The bakeries could no longer cope with production and stroopwafel factories began to open in the region. To give you an idea, the Netherlands has 16 million inhabitants and current figures (2008) show that each inhabitant consumes around 20 syrup waffles per year.
The sweets are sold at street markets and some producers even give out the recipe, but the hard part is getting the right consistency to make the syrup, which requires special skill, in addition to sugar made from beetroot. But it's worth trying... with your local sugar!!!
In the 1960s, there were already 17 factories in Gouda alone producing stroopwafels. Watch the video on this page
Ingredients:
300 g sugar
450 g butter
03 eggs
03 tablespoons milk
600 g flour
cinnamon
salt
Ingredients for the syrup:
600 g sugar
300 g butter
300 g sugar
450 g butter
03 eggs
03 tablespoons milk
600 g flour
cinnamon
salt
Ingredients for the syrup:
600 g sugar
300 g butter
Waffle preparation:
Mix the sugar with the eggs, milk, flour, cinnamon, a handful of salt and the butter in pieces. Make 12 small balls.
Place them in the waffle iron to bake.
Bake for 30 seconds.
Cut the waffle in two and pour the syrup in the middle. Squeeze out the excess and now enjoy a typical Dutch sweet treat: the stroopwafel.
Mix the sugar with the eggs, milk, flour, cinnamon, a handful of salt and the butter in pieces. Make 12 small balls.
Place them in the waffle iron to bake.
Bake for 30 seconds.
Cut the waffle in two and pour the syrup in the middle. Squeeze out the excess and now enjoy a typical Dutch sweet treat: the stroopwafel.
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