Speculaas Spice Blend
Submitted by Gnancy on December 06, 2010 at 12:29 am

DESCRIPTION
Similar to commercial Dutch Speculaas Spice

SUMMARY
Yield 0 Cup Source Kayotic Kitchen File under Speculaas, spice

INGREDIENTS
4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp mace
Optional:
1 tsp anise seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix together.

Note: for an even more authentic speculaas flavor, put 1 tsp anise seeds and 1 tsp coriander seeds in a mortar, grind them with the pestle and add them to the blend.

comments
Submitted by CollieGirl on Fri, 2011-02-18 13:20.
I LOVE Speculaas, but do you have a cookie recipe to go with the spice blend? I ate these when we were posted to Brussels and they are unique! Not exactly a ginger snap.
Submitted by Gnancy on Sun, 2011-02-20 14:16.
Kayotic Kitchen gave this recipe and a recipe for cupcake/muffin that used it. When I googled speculaas spice cookie, I found numerous recipes, most giving all the spices to use.
Here's what I would try--KAF Gingersnaps or Hard Molasses Cookies recipe (seem similar), add up the teaspoons of spices used, and substitute the same amount of this mixture. If I was trying it, I might divide the dough in half, and halving the amt of spice; bake those and taste "just in case". If they weren't to my liking, I'd adjust the amt of Speculaas spice in the other half of the dough, or use half the amt of spices in the orig recipe.
I'd be curious to know if you try this.