Speculaas
Speculaas (Dutch: speculaas Dutch pronunciation: [speːkyˈlaːs], French: spéculoos French pronunciation: [spekylos], German: Spekulatius) is a type of spiced shortcrust biscuit. They can be found in Indonesia, where they are known as spekulaas or spekulaaskoekjes, and usually served at Christmas or on other special occasions.[1]
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| Alternative names | Windmill cookies |
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| Type | Shortbread cookie, Biscuit |
| Place of origin | Belgium/Netherlands/Rhineland |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, butter, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg |
Speculaas spices: pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom and nutmeg
Schuddebuikjes: Mini speculaas cookie topping, Netherlands, 2019
Speculade, a Dutch speculaas cookie with added chocolate, 2021
See also
- Cookie butter
- Ginger biscuit
- Kruidnoten, a thicker, harder biscuit made without molds with the same ingredients
- Springerle, a thicker, anise-flavoured, moulded Christmas biscuit from Germany
References
- "Resep Kue Zaman Penjajahan Belanda". i idntimes. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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