These bars are my favorite baked goods during the Holiday season. Speculaas filled with Almond Paste.
Mix the almond paste ingredients together (except the egg) and store in an airtight container.
Mix the flour, the baking powder, the sugar, the speculaas kruiden and salt in a stand mixer.
Add the butter.
Slowly add the milk and the egg until the dough comes together.
Wrap the ball of dough in plastic and let rest in the fridge overnight.
Preheat the oven to 325 F.
If you haven't mixed in the egg in the almond paste, now it is time to do it. Take the speculaas dough out of the fridge as well and cut it in half.
Roll one half of the dough out on a flour covered surface. Cover the bottom and sides of a greased glass baking dish or a 9" pie pan. Spread the almond paste over the layer of speculaas dough.
Roll out the second part of dough and cover the almond paste. You can place a few almond halves on the top of the dough. Brush some whisked egg all over the top of the "gevulde speculaas".
Bake for about 35-40 minutes on 325 F.