Almond and Pink Praline Spekulatius
Recipe from What's For Lunch, Honey?
Ingredients
Spekulatius Dough
125 butter, softened
125g sugar
1
egg
zest of 1 lemon, preferably organic
1/4 teaspoon ground
cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground clove
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2
teaspoon cinnamon
50g ground almonds
2-3 drops bitter almond
extract
pinch of salt
250g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking
powder
Topping
1 egg yolk
50g almond slices
50g
almond praline
Method
- Put all of the spekulatius dough ingredients into a bowl and with your hands
knead into a smooth dough.
- Divide the dough into two pieces, form into balls then cover with some
plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 210 degrees C.
- Take out one of the dough balls and place between two piece of plastic wrap.
With a rolling pin roll the dough out into a thin rectangle.
- Using cookie cutters, cut out the spukulatius and place on a baking tray
lined with some baking paper.
- For the topping lightly beat the egg yolk with about 1 tablespoon water.
Brush the cookies with the egg wash and sprinkle either the sliced almonds or
the oink praline, gently pressing them into the dough.
- Bake in the oven for approx. 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool.
Food Guide Tips:
You’ll find everything you need to know about the ingredients below in my food guide section:
- Almonds
- Cloves
- Cardamom
- Ginger
- Cinnamon