Recipe for Saint Nicholas candy, if you want to know more about Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) please check here
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp. water
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons of speculaaskruiden*
a pinch of salt
Directions :
Knead all ingredients into a soft ball. Butter two baking sheets. Form about ninety marble-sized balls and place them on the sheets. Flatten each ball slightly. Bake about 20 minutes in a moderate oven (350° F / 180° C), they will be dark brown, very hard and crunchy when cooled.
*Spices used for Speculaas: 15 gr cinnamon, 2 gr cloves, 2 gr nutmeg, 1 gr white peppercorn, 1 gr ginger powder, ½ gr cardamom seeds (from the green pods). Grind in a coffee grinder or mortar.
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