Speculaas

Name: Speculaas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons anise seeds, crushed; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 118 milliliters blanched whole almonds; 237 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 Tbsps milk; 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 1 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoons salt

Speculaas requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This vegetarian recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 159 calories. If you have anise seeds, firmly brown sugar, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre.

Instructions

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; add sugar, and beat until light and fluffy.

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Add milk and orange rind; beat until well blended.

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Milk

Sift together remaining ingredients, except almonds, in a medium mixing bowl. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well. (Use additional milk, if necessary.)

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Divide dough in half; press each portion to 1/2-inch thickness on a greased cookie sheet.

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Cut each portion into 10 rectangles, and press 4 almonds into each rectangle. (Wooden cookie molds may be used to press dough into assorted shapes, omitting almonds.)

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Preheat oven to 425 for 7 minutes; reduce heat to 325, and bake cookies for 25 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheets.

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