🇧🇪 Belgium recipe
Speculaas
Speculaas are Belgium's beloved spiced biscuits, fragrant with a warm blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and white pepper. Traditionally baked for the feast of Saint Nicholas on December 6th, these thin, crisp cookies are pressed into intricately carved wooden molds depicting windmills, saints, and animals before baking. The result is a beautifully embossed biscuit with an addictive crunch and complex spice flavor.
Prep20 mins + 2 hrs chill
Cook15 mins
Serves36
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 300g plain flour
- 175g cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 175g soft light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Half teaspoon ground cloves
- Half teaspoon ground ginger
- Quarter teaspoon ground white pepper
- Quarter teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- Sliced almonds, for decorating (optional)
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 240
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 10 g
