Speculaas Spice Mix
The Dutch variety of gingerbread spice. It is known as speculaas in Dutch, and sometimes also called speculoos. It can be used in any dessert, but the flavor really shines when it has been baked.
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Created on 2020-12-14
Estimated time needed: At least 4 minutes. At most 4 minutes.
Ingredients
| 20 | g | ground cinnamon | 1 tbsp is ≈ 7.8 g | |
| 4.4 | g | ground nutmeg | 1 tsp is ≈ 2.6 g | |
| 4.3 | g | clove | 1 tsp is ≈ 2.6 g | |
| 2.5 | g | white pepper | 1 tsp is ≈ 3 g | |
| 2.5 | g | anise seeds | 1 tsp is ≈ 1.7 g | |
| 2 | g | ground cardemom | 1 tsp is ≈ 2 g | |
| 1.6 | g | ground ginger | 1 tsp is ≈ 2 g | |
| 0.6 | g | dried orange zest | Optional, zest from about half an orange |
Scaling
Timeline
Directions
⌛ Active time 1 minutes | Passive time 1 minutes
- 4.3 g clove | 1 tsp is ≈ 2.6 g
- 2.5 g anise seeds | 1 tsp is ≈ 1.7 g
- 2.5 g white pepper | 1 tsp is ≈ 3 g
Grind spices:
Grind any of the spices that you don't have ground yet. I like to use cloves, anise seeds and pepper fresh, but feel free to use any of the other ingredients fresh instead.
⌛ Active time 1 minutes | Passive time 1 minutes
- 20 g ground cinnamon | 1 tbsp is ≈ 7.8 g
- 4.4 g ground nutmeg | 1 tsp is ≈ 2.6 g
- 2 g ground cardemom | 1 tsp is ≈ 2 g
- 1.6 g ground ginger | 1 tsp is ≈ 2 g
- 0.6 g dried orange zest | Optional, zest from about half an orange
Mix everything together:
Mix all the spices (which should be ground by now) together in a bowl.