Boterkoek your Oma would approve of!

This is a fantastic recipe for Boterkoek, or Dutch "Butter Cake".  I dated a girl in highschool who was Dutch.  Her Oma made a killer boterkoek.  This is the best I can do to match it. 

2/3 cup salter butter - (let warm on counter so its not hard, or microwave 15 seconds)
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp almond extract
1 egg
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Pre-heat over to 350

1.  In a medium bowl, blend butter, sugar and almond extract.. use a fork, BE A MAN!  Mix until its totally blended into a creamy paste, if it gets too melty, put in fridge for a short time.
2. Beat your egg up in a second bowl, put about a teaspoon worth or so aside for later.  Mix egg into sugar/butter mixture.
3. Add flour, baking powder in a separate bowl, mix well, then add to main mix.  Mix well!
4.  Press "dough" into a glass pie plate, smooth out.  Some people like to drag a fork across it now to add some texture to the look. Totally your call.
5.  Add 1 tsp water to the little bit of egg you saved.  Mix it up real nice, and then brush it over the dough.
6.  Bake for approximately 30 minutes.  Cake should begin to brown, like my picture.

Take it out, let it cool... cut like a pie, and try to only eat one piece! Print this post