Cramique

Until recently, I thought that Cramique was something dreamed up by my Belgian great-grandma, a delicious treat of slightly sweet, crumbly bread that my grandma still bakes for breakfast every Christmas. But actually I realised it's a national Belgian dish. Similar to a brioche but more buttery and with a denser crumb, it's delicious with a slick of butter eaten with tea or hot chocolate. It traditionally has raisins in, but our family recipe is done without.


My version is of course not as good as my grandma's - it didn't rise much - but better than my last attempt at baking. I might get booted out of her inheritance for sharing this, but here's our family recipe (click to enlarge).