While technically not a krentenbol because I use raisins and not currants, these buns have all the good flavors of this classic Dutch bread roll.
One of the foods we still crave from Holland are these soft and delicious sweet raisin buns you'll find in every grocery store and bakery. They are wonderful for breakfast, perfect for lunch, and easy to grab as an afternoon snack. It's popular to eat them with a slice of cheese, though I can't say I've tried it personally. When our son was small, my husband would take him to the bakery to get one if he'd been good while doing our grocery shopping. Or just because, who needs a reason am I right?
Warning: Your House Will Smell Delicious
"It smells ah-mazing in here! Did you bake krentenbollen???" - 10 year old boy coming home from school
Nothing smells better than fresh baked bread. Cakes are fantastic, pies smell wonderful but bread, omg. I have to hide it in other rooms or I'll eat it all at once, starting with a tray of these buns.
In the spirit of bringing the Dutch flavor to our American kitchen, I bake these from scratch using ingredients I find at stores I shop in regularly and tried to mimic the krentenbollen I remember eating weekly. Albert Heijn reuzen krentenbollen were always my favorite so that was my benchmark. As with most of my recipes, it took several years and many, many batches to get the right texture (dense but not heavy) and highlight all the flavors I like the best in a krentenbol (slightly sweet with hints of citrus).
12 Raisin Buns for $25
You can have a bag full of 12 fresh baked raisin buns all for yourself for just $25. I bake them fresh once you order and if you're lucky they might just be coming out of the oven so you can eat a warm one on your way home. You can tell your family I sell 11 in a bag, I got your back. If you tell them it's 10 so I can eat one too, we'll call it even.
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