A couple of months back I was very excited, as I had picked
up some ‘Speculoos’ on our last trip to London. Didn’t see it? What is
Speculoos?
Well, Speculoos seems to go by a few different names
depending where you are in the world. Biscoff spread, Lotus Spread and Cookie
Butter are other names it goes by. But basically it is a paste, similar in
texture to peanut butter, which is made from those yummy Lotus biscuits, you
know, that taste all cinnamony and delicious!
And I was even more excited when I discovered that Speculoos
(Lotus, the original caramelised biscuit spread, in the UK) is now available in
all Sainsbury’s stores. I bought some of the crunchy variety, as I love this on
toast. But my very kind boss handed me a jar recently of it (from Europe) and
it actually has Speculoos on the label!
Anyway, I decided to celebrate it being available near me,
by making another Speculoos recipe. I found a recipe online for doughnuts using
this spread and set about making them, but with a chocolate glaze and crushed
Lotus biscuits on top. If you don’t have a doughnut pan, just bake these into
cupcakes and they will be just as yum.
Speculoos Doughnuts
Yield: 10 doughnuts
Ingredients;
100 grams plain flour
115 grams granulated sugar
½ tsp salt
125 ml buttermilk
75 grams smooth Speculoos spread
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
1 medium egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
15 grams unsalted butter, melted
adapted from Mommy’s Kitchen
Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients:
60 grams unsalted butter
60 ml milk
½ tbsp golden (or corn) syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
60 grams plain chocolate chips
125 grams icing sugar
adapted from Food Network
8-10 Lotus biscuits, crushed
Method:
Preheat your oven to 160oC. Spray a doughnut pan
with cooking spray or lightly grease. If making into cupcakes, place liners in
a 12 cup tray.
In a bowl sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking
powder together. In another bowl, whisk together the sugar, buttermilk, egg,
vanilla, Speculoos and melted butter until smooth. Add the flour mix and stir
to combine. Place the batter into a food bag, snip off the corner, or piping bag and pipe into the doughnut
wells, about 2/3 full. I got 10 doughnuts from the batter, so had to do this in
two stages. Divide the batter equally between the cupcake liners, if making
those.
Place into the oven for 8-10 minutes for the doughnuts, or
10-12 minutes for cupcakes. A toothpick should come out clear from the centre.
Allow to cool.
To make the glaze, in a saucepan, melt the butter with the
milk, syrup and vanilla. Remove from the heat and add the choc chips, stirring
until melted. Lastly sift in the icing sugar and stir to incorporate. Use a
knife to spread on the thick glaze. I then dunked each doughnut into the
crushed biscuits. Allow the glaze to dry and then enjoy your doughnuts.
The doughnuts are light and cakey in texture with the subtle
taste of the Speculoos spread. The chocolate glaze turns a nice chewy texture
when set up thanks to the syrup and the crunch on top of this just finishes
things off nicely, especially with a cup of coffee. Enjoy.
Mmm, these sound great! And cupcakes would be a lovely way to try them out...
ReplyDeleteThanks Becca, so good we can get the stuff on our doorstep now!!
DeleteThese look amazing! Love how it uses both the spread and the biscuits themselves (which I need to try!)
ReplyDeleteOh they look wonderful Stuart. I could go one of those right now.
ReplyDeleteI've often wondered about getting one of those trays.