A delcious and easy bar recipe, that will remind you of authentic Dutch Letters.

I recently enjoyed these at a 4th of July celebration. The recipe is from the wonderful magazine "Our Iowa" -- the June/July 2010 edition, and it was submitted by B. Weiser. Here's HER description as written in the magazine, "My family is Dutch, and my aunt passed down her traditional Dutch letter recipe to me. I used to make them all the time, but they take a lot of time. Then I found this recipe. It's so easy to make but tastes so much like my aunt's recipe. My family actually…

Flaky yummy Dutch letters I've made Dutch letters once before, with traditional puff pastry. Today I tried it with the Jaarsma's Bakery recipe from midwestliving.com. I haven't decided yet if this method of puff pastry is easier, but it's different, and just as delicious. The pastry is puffy, flaky and crisp. I used leftover almond filling from my first try. The leftovers had been in the freezer for a couple of months, and it thawed and baked up great in these Dutch letters. If you're not…

A delcious and easy bar recipe, that will remind you of authentic Dutch Letters.

by: Tanna (my sister) via: church cookbook www.foodandswine.com

Flaky yummy Dutch letters I've made Dutch letters once before, with traditional puff pastry. Today I tried it with the Jaarsma's Bakery recipe from midwestliving.com. I haven't decided yet if this method of puff pastry is easier, but it's different, and just as delicious. The pastry is puffy, flaky and crisp. I used leftover almond filling from my first try. The leftovers had been in the freezer for a couple of months, and it thawed and baked up great in these Dutch letters. If you're not…

Nice and Crunchy I came across a recipe for Brown Sugar Bars that I had copied into a notebook about 25 years ago. It is perhaps the easiest recipe I have ever seen. You see, there are only 5 ingredients … Continue reading →

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Inspired by candy bars or classic pies and desserts, these big-batch bars will be gone in a snap. Plus, a no-bake option.

Easy to make bars that taste just like a Dutch Letter! A good friend that I worked with many years ago made these bars all the time and brought them to work. I got the recipe from her in 2003 and let me tell you, if you are a lover of the famous Dutch Letter - a flaky pastry shaped like the letter "S" - you will love this super easy and delicious recipe. Growing up in Iowa, the Dutch Letter was a special treat and one of my favorites. I didn't know a bar could be made to taste just as good…

My family and I are Dutch through and through, and proud of it. Growing up in West Michigan I didn't think anything of it, most of my class...

Norwegian almond bars are a classic Scandinavian dessert that's easy and delicious with two layers of buttery almond goodness.

Jaarsma's Dutch Letters Love Love Love these!!! Since I dont get to Pella often enough, I have to make these

Dutch Letter Bars are all the goodness of a traditional Dutch Letter without all the work. If you love almond desserts these Almond Bars are ones you'll make over and over again!

I recently enjoyed these at a 4th of July celebration. The recipe is from the wonderful magazine "Our Iowa" -- the June/July 2010 edition, and it was submitted by B. Weiser. Here's HER description as written in the magazine, "My family is Dutch, and my aunt passed down her traditional Dutch letter recipe to me. I used to make them all the time, but they take a lot of time. Then I found this recipe. It's so easy to make but tastes so much like my aunt's recipe. My family actually…

I recently enjoyed these at a 4th of July celebration. The recipe is from the wonderful magazine "Our Iowa" -- the June/July 2010 edition, and it was submitted by B. Weiser. Here's HER description as written in the magazine, "My family is Dutch, and my aunt passed down her traditional Dutch letter recipe to me. I used to make them all the time, but they take a lot of time. Then I found this recipe. It's so easy to make but tastes so much like my aunt's recipe. My family actually…

Christmas dessert with almond paste

The recipe for these flaky, almond-filled pastries is based on one from Jaarsma's Bakery in Pella, Iowa.

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Years ago when my stepdad was a resident in Grand Rapids, Michigan he discovered Dutch banket (pronounced bahn-KET) at a...