Speculoos: the famous spice biscuits

Spice biscuits? But do they exist? And are they good? If you have never tried the speculoos you probably asked yourself one of these questions when reading the title of the recipe. The answer is yes for each of the questions. The speculoos I am spice biscuitsprecisely nutmeg, black pepper, cloves and especially cinnamon. And they’re not just good, they’re overwhelming. They were born between Belgium and Holland, but their unmistakable aromatic flavor has made them famous and appreciated throughout Europe and North America, especially since their version in spread cream. They are crunchy, and generally have a delightful color golden hazelnut. They are perfect at Breakfast or for a youor even as an ingredient for dessertfor example as a basis for a cheesecake.

Ingredients for 30 cookies

  • Brown sugar: 150 g
  • Bicarbonate: 1 g
  • Cold butter in small pieces: 120 g
  • 00 flour: 250 g
  • Nutmeg: 1 pinch
  • Ground black pepper: 1 pinch
  • Powdered cloves: 1 pinch
  • Cinnamon powder: 10 g
  • Preparation: 4 hours, 20 minutes
  • Cooking: 20 minutes
  • Total: 4 hours, 40 minutes
  • Calories: 125 kcal / 100 g

Preparation

1

To prepare the speculoos biscuits, put the flour and cold butter into small pieces in a blender.

2

Mix until you get a sandy consistency.

3

Put the mixture obtained on a work surface, create a classic fountain shape and add the brown sugar and mix.

4

Add all the powdered spices and baking soda. Jumbled up.

5

Pour in the water and knead with your hands.

6

Knead until you get a compact dough. It will take a minute.

7

Wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. This will allow the spices to release all their aroma.

8

After this time, take the dough and roll it out on a lightly floured work surface, with the help of a rolling pin.

9

Obtain a sheet of about 3-4 mm thick.

10

Now, with a cookie cutter with a diameter of 6 cm x 4 cm, make the speculoos.

11

Use all the dough. By doing this you will get about 40 pieces. Arrange the biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

12

Bake them in a preheated oven in static mode at 180 ° for about 20 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.

Accessories

  • Rolling pin
  • Mixer
  • Baking tray + baking paper
  • Rectangular cookie mold 6 x 4 cm

Tips and hints

  • To your taste, you can substitute some spices, except for the cinnamonindispensable as it gives the biscuits their characteristic color and flavor.
  • You can also use molds with a Christmas shape or any shape.
  • You can also use it normal sugarbut not to miss the typical note of molasseswe recommend that you use Brown sugar or dark brown sugar.

Curiosity

In the Netherlands, in the country of Eeklo, local workers used to have breakfast with a sandwich with butter And crumbled speculoos. Why not try ours speculoos even so?

M.to what does speculoos mean?

It is not known exactly. There are those who believe the word speculoos derives from the Latin species, which means spices, others are convinced that it originates from the wooden molds used to produce biscuits, molds on which the silhouettes of traditional characters are carved which are then printed on the biscuit dough with a slight pressure , in fact, in a specular way. For those who love them, however, speculoos above all means home scented with good, biscuits that warm the heart and pamper the senses, and a treasure of memories with the flavor of cinnamon. There recipe today brings us back to this atmosphere.

Ingredients for 30 cookies

  • Brown sugar: 150 g
  • Bicarbonate: 1 g
  • Cold butter in small pieces: 120 g
  • 00 flour: 250 g
  • Nutmeg: 1 pinch
  • Ground black pepper: 1 pinch
  • Powdered cloves: 1 pinch
  • Cinnamon powder: 10 g
  • Preparation: 4 hours, 20 minutes
  • Cooking: 20 minutes
  • Total: 4 hours, 40 minutes
  • Calories: 125 kcal / 100 g
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