speculoos

There's still almost always some kind of pattern in the dough (the word speculoos derives from the Latin for "mirror").

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Were you surprised Gail didn't know what speculoos was?

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Debbie Oct 20 vanilla with swirls of salty butter caramel would have to be my favourite … on a base of crushed speculoos biscuits of coarse. dksbook Oct 20

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See what else he has to say about being the underdog, why he didn't want sous chefs and blowing Gail Simmons' mind with speculoos.

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Is it just me or is speculoos a terrible, horrifying, perfectly cromulent name?

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Wafels and Dinges is parked on 45th btw. 6+7th selling a “Double Liege Wafel Ice Cream Sandwich with smashed speculoos cookies & whipped cream.”

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Originally a Christmastime delicacy, the speculoos — traditionally shaped like a bishop or St. Nicholas — is now eaten year-round in more secular formats.

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Joris Luyten But the speculoos (or speculaas in Dutch) is much more than just a coffee-break afterthought.

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So the idea of creating a speculoos paste to compete with hazelnut or chocolate spreads like Nutella struck a chord.

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"Every baker in every town had their own speculoos, which was spiced mainly with cinnamon."

NYT > Home Page By STEPHEN CASTLE 2011

Cookie butter is a creamy spread made from ground Belgian speculoos cookies. There are no nuts in it, but like any good nut butter, you can buy it smooth (blended to perfection) or crunchy (mixed with heavenly bits of speculoos cookie).

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