Hoornse broeder

The sweet bread known as Hoornse broeder is a specialty of Hoorn, located in West Friesland, North Holland. This sweet bread is quite dense and heavy, and it is made with flour, milk, yeast, and eggs. The dough is additionally enriched with plenty of currants and raisins that further enhance the flavors. When baked, broeder will have an interior filled with melted brown sugar, and some cooks like to add slices of bacon to that same syrupy center. In the past, broeder used to be baked over low heat on a petroleum stove in a heavy pan, and it would get flipped halfway through the baking, but today it can be baked on a regular stove or in the oven. In the Netherlands, it is traditionally given as a present to new mothers.