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			Limburger Vlaai
			(Filled Pastry)


			A very special treat.
		My Uncle who lived in Limburg showed me how to make it.


	Ingredients:

		250 grams plain flour.
		50 grams canola margarine.
		1/2 cup of milk.
		50 grams castor sugar.
		1 egg.
		1 Packet of yeast.

	Method:

	1	Make pastry. Place it in a bowl and cover with a tea towel.
	2	Let it rise for half an hour in a warm place over a bowl of
		warm water.
	3	Grease 2 x 20 or 25 cm tins
	4	Roll out pastry and divide into four portions
	5	Line the tins with the pastry. Fill them with stewed fruit 
		or special Vlaai fruit (available in tins in gourmet stores)
	6	Decorate with criss-crosses of pastry on top of the Vlaais.
	7	Preheat the oven to 300F or 150 C.
	8	Cook for 20 minutes
	9	Sprinkle sugar on top and cook for 10 minutes more.





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