SC - C15th Bean/Pea Breads
Robyn Probert
robyn.probert at lawpoint.com.au
Thu Jul 9 17:43:11 PDT 1998
Greetings. Found another booklet of cookie recipes while doing a major
cleanout of my study. Again, this is _not_ a period recipe. Here
'tis.
>From _Festive Cookies of Christmas_, Norma Jost Voth, Herald
Press (Scottdale, PA), 1982, pages 36-37.
Dutch Speculaas: Crunch Speculaas cookies were traditionally
shaped in elaborately carved molds, but are just as decicious cut in
squares sprinkled with almonds. In Holland, St. Nicholas rewards
good children with Speculaas, Pepernoten (peppernut cookies),
and Tai Tai (a gingerbread-like cookie).
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp. milk
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. cardamom
1/2 cup diced almonds
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and milk. Beat well.
Sift together dry ingredients and blend slowly into creamed mixture.
Chill overnight.
For Squares or Cookie Cutters: Roll well-chilled dough on floured
board. Cut with floured cutter or cut in squares or rectangles with
knife. Place on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
Bake at 300 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until edges start to brown.
Cool on racks. Store in airtight container.
For Molded Cookies: chill dough in freezer 15 minutes. Generously
flour inside of mold. On well-floured board, roll dough thick enough
to fill inside of mold. cut piece of dough to fit in mold and press
in. Flatten with floured rolling pin. Slide spatula across to remove
excess dough. Remove immediately by turning mold over and
tapping on back. Ease cookie onto greased baking sheet.
For large mold, lay greased sheet on mold, invert to release cookie.
Bake at 300 degrees about 20 minutes or until edges begin to
brown. Cool. Store in airtight container. Makes 1 1/2 dozen.
Ans van den Hoogen, a professional baker, says Speculaas retain
clearer details of the mold when dough is very stiff and less baking
powder is used. Baker van den Hoogen allows, however, In our
shop we go more for flavor and are not so concerned with shape.
Alys Katharine
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