Speculaas mould Large Mill 18x9cm.

Speculaas mould Large windmill 18x9cm.
Make your own beautiful old Dutch speculaas dolls with your own traditional speculaas mould. The mould features a relief of a windmill. 'Model Stellingmolen'.

A speculaas mould is an old-fashioned mould for biscuits that was used by bakers in the past. Nowadays, this craft has been replaced by mechanisation and this part of the baker's craft has changed significantly. With this speculaas mould, you can still make beautiful speculaas figures yourself in the traditional way.

Dimensions of figure: 18 x 9 cm
Dimensions of entire board: 24 x 10 cm

Recipe for
making speculaas dough

Ingredients:
- 150 grams butter - 125 grams
light brown caster sugar - 1 teaspoon
salt - 2 level tablespoons speculaas spices (10 grams)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 50 grams sliced almonds
- 200 grams self-raising flour (or 200 grams plain flour with 1 teaspoon baking powder)

Method:
Mix the butter, sugar and salt into a creamy mixture, then add the tablespoon of milk. Mix the self-raising flour with the speculaas spices, sift this over the butter mixture and stir until combined. Once everything is well mixed, knead the dough.

Leave the speculaas dough to rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour (preferably overnight). Allow the dough to come to room temperature and process with the speculaas mould.

How to use the speculaas mould: Grease the mould with cooking
oil
. After 2 hours, grease the
mould again. Then lightly dust the mould with some flour
. Remove the dough from the refrigerator after at least 1 hour (
preferably overnight).- Allow the dough to come to room temperature
. - Press the dough firmly into the speculaas mould and cut away the excess
. - Turn the mould upside down and tap it so that the biscuits fall onto the baking
tray. - If necessary, lightly dust the speculaas with flour again and fill the mould again. Bake the

speculaas for approximately 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 degrees.