Kruidnoten are a part of the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition, just like speculaas. Sinterklaas eve is celebrated on the 5th of December, his birthday is on the 6th.
Ingredients:
100 gr self raising flour
50 gr butter
50 gr brown sugar
2 tablsp milk
1 tablsp biscuit Spices
Directions
Mix all the ingredients well to a dough and form about 100 small balls. Put these on a greased baking tray and bake 12 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius. A simple recipe you can easily make with kids.
How to make biscuitspices:
30 gr cinnamon
10 cardamon pods, cut open and use inside seed
19 gr ginger
10 gr nutmeg
5 gr white pepper
5 gr anis seeds
5 gr coriander seeds
10 gr cloves
Put all spices together and crush them; put them through a sieve and crush the remaining big pieces. Store the spices dark and cool.
