St Nicholas always came for our daughter, she would find little chocolate letters of her name in her shoes left outside her bedroom door on 12/6 ..but I love how your kids found cookies in his image..how wonderful! When our daughter found the treats in her shoes we would go over the story of Saint Nicholas of Smyrna, it was a great tradition! Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe
The recipe I was looking for... and you do it in a bosch universal! Bless your heart! I have some speculaas molds, as well as springerle molds. I am wondering if the molds are interchangeable? Isn't the speculaas cookie to be rolled very thinly? I will try these... hopefully before Christmas, but mercy, there's that little thing called work that gets in my way. Thanks so much for posting.
I do know Springerle are rolled much thicker than Speculaas. But I don't see why you couldn't use the molds interchangeably if you just rolled them to different thicknesses. If you try it out, let me know!
Wonderful knowledgable Hostess & Educator, sharing! .. we observe Rare traditional & very caring Mother, Thank~You most kindly Ma'am for gifting us to prepare this Advent~tide 😇🎄🎀✨❄🙏
in french, flemish and dutch sp is generally not prononouced shp ( it sounds like a particularly german way to pronounce it so it might have made its way in some dialects)
Speculaas and Speculoos are different. Speculaas is spiced (cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, white pepper, and nutmeg) Loos in Dutch means without in this context. So speculoos is without the speculaas spices
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Speculoos was just the Flemish word for these cookies. Every source I've read says that Speculoos cookies are the same as Speculaas/Spekulatius but that's just the name for them in Belgium.
@@BakeAcrossEurope Speculoos versus Speculaas They look similar but speculaas and speculoos biscuits are two completely different biscuits. Not many people know the difference and therefore there is much confusion. It is actually very easy. The main difference lies in their spice content. Speculaas biscuits contain a number of different spices while speculoos biscuits often include only one spice: the cheaper version of real cinnamon: cassia. It is believed that speculoos biscuits originated in the Belgian region of Verviers in the early 19th century. In contrast to the Netherlands, where the spices for speculaas biscuits were relatively inexpensively imported from its colonies, spices were very expensive in Belgium. A biscuit recipe was therefore developed in Belgium without the expensive spices called: Speculoos - "loos" = less - because these biscuits were baked without spices. The word speculoos does not even exist in Dutch, it's a Flemish word. source:www.speculaasspice.co.uk/blog/speculaas I hope you like speculaas though. i subscribed to your channel.
@@michielvdvlies3315 thank you so much for taking the time to share such detailed information! I'm glad I know the difference now. And thank you for subscribing. 😃 Are you from The Netherlands? It would be great to have someone Dutch to check my info with when I make another Dutch recipe for my channel.
I would say they taste a bit like a ginger snap but without the gingery kick. They have more of an anise flavor to them than gingersnaps or gingerbread.
I developed a love for these cookies when I purchased them at Aldi here in the states. Aldi sells them from October -December. When I find them, I buy several packages at a time so I don’t run out. I came here looking for a recipe so I can make them whenever I want. Thanks for the recipe 👍🏼
St Nicholas always came for our daughter, she would find little chocolate letters of her name in her shoes left outside her bedroom door on 12/6 ..but I love how your kids found cookies in his image..how wonderful! When our daughter found the treats in her shoes we would go over the story of Saint Nicholas of Smyrna, it was a great tradition! Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe
I love that you do this tradition with your kids, too!
You're a fantastic baker! Love your videos. I love the background information you give. Thanks from the UK
Thank you! I'm sorry, I'm just now seeing this comment!
Christmas season again 🤗time for these beautiful delicious cookies
Yes! I hope you enjoy the recipe! Keep your eye out for my new video this week that will feature 3 different Christmas cookies. ;)
we especially eat those around december 5th
@@BakeAcrossEurope you could also have rolled smalls balls of them then they are called "kruidnoten"
@@michielvdvlies3315 I'll have to try that sometime!
thank you so much! I tried them today, and they turned out so delicious!
I just ate four of these delicious cookies. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Your kids looked so excited to find the cookies and goodies in their shoes.
Yes! This is a holiday they look forward to every year.
Cool mixer!
Thanks! It's called a Bosch Universal Plus Mixer. Bigger and more powerful than a KitchenAid.
The recipe I was looking for... and you do it in a bosch universal! Bless your heart! I have some speculaas molds, as well as springerle molds. I am wondering if the molds are interchangeable? Isn't the speculaas cookie to be rolled very thinly? I will try these... hopefully before Christmas, but mercy, there's that little thing called work that gets in my way. Thanks so much for posting.
I do know Springerle are rolled much thicker than Speculaas. But I don't see why you couldn't use the molds interchangeably if you just rolled them to different thicknesses. If you try it out, let me know!
@@BakeAcrossEurope Will do.
Wonderful knowledgable Hostess & Educator, sharing! .. we observe Rare traditional & very caring Mother, Thank~You most kindly Ma'am for gifting us to prepare this Advent~tide 😇🎄🎀✨❄🙏
Thank you, I'd love to see the frosting tutorial.
in french, flemish and dutch sp is generally not prononouced shp ( it sounds like a particularly german way to pronounce it so it might have made its way in some dialects)
Thanks for letting me know! Its hard keeping track of the pronunciation of all the different languages on this channel. 😊
Speculaas and Speculoos are different. Speculaas is spiced (cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, white pepper, and nutmeg) Loos in Dutch means without in this context. So speculoos is without the speculaas spices
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Speculoos was just the Flemish word for these cookies. Every source I've read says that Speculoos cookies are the same as Speculaas/Spekulatius but that's just the name for them in Belgium.
@@BakeAcrossEurope Speculoos versus Speculaas
They look similar but speculaas and speculoos biscuits are two completely different biscuits.
Not many people know the difference and therefore there is much confusion.
It is actually very easy. The main difference lies in their spice content.
Speculaas biscuits contain a number of different spices while speculoos biscuits often include only one spice: the cheaper version of real cinnamon: cassia.
It is believed that speculoos biscuits originated in the Belgian region of Verviers in the early 19th century. In contrast to the Netherlands, where the spices for speculaas biscuits were relatively inexpensively imported from its colonies, spices were very expensive in Belgium.
A biscuit recipe was therefore developed in Belgium without the expensive spices called: Speculoos - "loos" = less - because these biscuits were baked without spices. The word speculoos does not even exist in Dutch, it's a Flemish word.
source:www.speculaasspice.co.uk/blog/speculaas
I hope you like speculaas though. i subscribed to your channel.
@@michielvdvlies3315 thank you so much for taking the time to share such detailed information! I'm glad I know the difference now. And thank you for subscribing. 😃 Are you from The Netherlands? It would be great to have someone Dutch to check my info with when I make another Dutch recipe for my channel.
What is the taste like? Are they sort of like gingerbread?
They look amazing!
I would say they taste a bit like a ginger snap but without the gingery kick. They have more of an anise flavor to them than gingersnaps or gingerbread.
not me, a belgian, learning to make spéculoos from an english video to put on a christmas tree 🥴
It doesn't matter where you learn it from. 🤗 All that matters is that its part of your tradition now. Happy baking/decorating!
They sell them already made in Lidl around December times. For UK not shore for US?
I developed a love for these cookies when I purchased them at Aldi here in the states. Aldi sells them from October -December. When I find them, I buy several packages at a time so I don’t run out. I came here looking for a recipe so I can make them whenever I want. Thanks for the recipe 👍🏼
@@sofielps1766 same I was looking for recipes. I just got 2 packs from Aldi here in the UK. Definitely delicious.
Pronounced - Spake U lass in Dutch (theres no "sh" sound 😉)
We call them pepernoten. because they look like nuts. Not because they are nuts lol
Oh! I thought pepernoten were a different cookie similar to German Pfeffernüsse.
@@BakeAcrossEurope Yes they are. which is weird that you use actual nuts. Sorry for the confusion xD
Definitely not, the cookies are called Spekulatius and from Germany 🇩🇪.
She mentions they're called spekulatius in Germany. Are you saying they originated there?
@@dr.7539 its different and from Germany 🇩🇪 Westphalia