methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
Some time ago in chat we were discussing food, and some requests were made to share a few recipes of mine, so here's to @Sakeenah @Mandi @Shadow Wolf
Pepernoten
For this recipe you'll need to make a spice mix called Speculaas. Used in several different Dutch baking recipes, and so I'll post that one first. A teaspoon measurement will be more than enough for 3 batches of pepernoten. All spices need to be ground - if you have a mortar and pestle, this would be the way to go because the flavour of freshly ground spices is, in my opinion, far superior than already ground ones.
Speculaas kruiden:
8 parts cinnamon
2 parts nutmeg (3 parts if you have no mace)
1 part clove
1 part cardamom
1 part white pepper
1 part coriander
1 part ginger
1 part anise seed
1 part fennel
Optional: 1 part chilli
Just chuck it all into a bowl and mix
Now for the pepernoten:
250g flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
125g sugar (dark muscovado is best for depth of flavour)
100g butter
50ml milk
1.5 Tablespoons speculaas kruiden
Preheat oven to 170°C
Combine dry ingredients
Soften the butter and add to dry ingredients along with the milk and combine
Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Roll the dough into thumbnail-sized balls, and arrange on the baking tray, pushing on them to create a slight indent on them, and keeping a fair amount of space between them. Put tray into the oven on fan bake with a timer set for 15mins. Let them cool on the tray till they have hardened somewhat. All done!
You should be able to get about 2 and a half trays or so. One great big bowl of pepernoten!
I do warn you, they are very addictive and super moreish. I also like to dip them in melted chocolate (especially for the chocolate cake decoration to follow this post)
Pepernoten
For this recipe you'll need to make a spice mix called Speculaas. Used in several different Dutch baking recipes, and so I'll post that one first. A teaspoon measurement will be more than enough for 3 batches of pepernoten. All spices need to be ground - if you have a mortar and pestle, this would be the way to go because the flavour of freshly ground spices is, in my opinion, far superior than already ground ones.
Speculaas kruiden:
8 parts cinnamon
2 parts nutmeg (3 parts if you have no mace)
1 part clove
1 part cardamom
1 part white pepper
1 part coriander
1 part ginger
1 part anise seed
1 part fennel
Optional: 1 part chilli
Just chuck it all into a bowl and mix
Now for the pepernoten:
250g flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
125g sugar (dark muscovado is best for depth of flavour)
100g butter
50ml milk
1.5 Tablespoons speculaas kruiden
Preheat oven to 170°C
Combine dry ingredients
Soften the butter and add to dry ingredients along with the milk and combine
Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Roll the dough into thumbnail-sized balls, and arrange on the baking tray, pushing on them to create a slight indent on them, and keeping a fair amount of space between them. Put tray into the oven on fan bake with a timer set for 15mins. Let them cool on the tray till they have hardened somewhat. All done!
You should be able to get about 2 and a half trays or so. One great big bowl of pepernoten!
I do warn you, they are very addictive and super moreish. I also like to dip them in melted chocolate (especially for the chocolate cake decoration to follow this post)
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