Speculaas
also called speculoos · spekulatius · Dutch windmill cookies · Biscoff cookies · St Nicholas cookies
- Bakery
- serves 40
- recipe says 3 hours
- Cookies
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The table
| Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment | ||||
| 2 cups(250 g)all-purpose flour | whisk | work to a stiff dough | wrap and chill for 2 hours | roll thin, cut or mould, bake 350°F (175°C) 15 min |
| 2 tsp(5 g)ground cinnamon | ||||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)ground nutmeg | ||||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)ground cloves | ||||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)ground ginger | ||||
| 1/4 tsp(0.5 g)ground cardamom | ||||
| 1 tsp(4.8 g)baking powder | ||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | ||||
| 1/2 cup(113 g; softened)unsalted butter | cream | |||
| 3/4 cup(165 g)dark brown sugar | ||||
| 2 Tbs(30 mL)whole milk | ||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
2whisk
3cream
4work to a stiff dough
goes in with what steps 2 and 3 made
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 2 hr 15 min3 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- none given
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the dough is chilled hard or the mould's pattern blurs in the oven into a plain spiced biscuit
whisk
not timedfrom the start
cream
not timedfrom the start
work to a stiff dough
not timedfrom the start
wrap and chill for 2 hours
2 hrwalk away(we think)from the start
roll thin, cut or mould, bake 350°F (175°C) 15 min
15 minwalk away(we think)2 hr in
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need baking sheets · oven
See how it is written
>> title: Speculaas
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: spice, dutch, brown sugar, christmas, oven
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: speculoos, spekulatius, Dutch windmill cookies, Biscoff cookies, St Nicholas cookies
>> servings: 40
>> time: 3 hours
>> slack: narrow — the dough is chilled hard or the mould's pattern blurs in the oven into a plain spiced biscuit
Heat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C) and line two #baking sheets{} with parchment.
Whisk @all-purpose flour{2%cup}(250 g), @ground cinnamon{2%tsp}(5 g), @ground nutmeg{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @ground cloves{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @ground ginger{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @ground cardamom{1/4%tsp}(0.5 g), @baking powder{1%tsp}(4.8 g), and @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g).
Cream @unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(113 g; softened) with @dark brown sugar{3/4%cup}(165 g).
>> step: work to a stiff dough
Work @&(~2)spiced flour{} and @whole milk{2%Tbs}(30 mL) into @&(~1)creamed butter{}.
Wrap @&(~1)dough{} and chill for ~{2%hours}.
>> step: roll thin, cut or mould, bake 350°F (175°C) 15 min
Roll @&(~1)dough{} thin, cut or mould the shapes, and bake at 350°F for ~{15%min}.