Hilda’s bread

Hilda’s Bread

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A delicious sweet cake, ideal for afternoon snacks or appetizers.

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This Hilda’s bread is a traditional Belgian cake, perfect for afternoon snacks or appetizers. Simple to make and rich in flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodoven
  • Estimated cost$3.07 $0.38 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 servings
  • $0.40
  • $0.12
  • $0.05
  • $0.35
  • $1.39
  • $0.29
  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sift the flour and mix it with the butter, sugar and vanilla sugar. Add the egg and mix until you have a smooth dough. ≈ 4 min
  2. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1 cm on a greased baking sheet. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cut out even round shapes with a cookie cutter. Cut out the center of half of the shapes to make lids. ≈ 8 min
  5. Arrange the cookies on the sheet and bake at 150 °C for about 20 minutes, until golden.
  6. Spread the bases with jam and place the lids on top. Then coat them with sugar glaze. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Hilda’s Bread

  • 300 g flour$0.40
  • 110 g sugar$0.12
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar$0.05
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • 150 g butter$1.39
  • 2 tbsp jam$0.29
  • 125 g confectioners’ sugar$0.47

Total$3.07

that's $0.38 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g flour
  • 110 g sugar
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 150 g butter
  • 2 tbsp jam
  • 125 g confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tbsp water

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