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Easy Homemade Kruidnoten Recipe: Authentic Dutch Spiced Nuts for Sinterklaas

Easy Homemade Kruidnoten Recipe: Authentic Dutch Spiced Nuts for Sinterklaas

Bring the festive cheer of Sinterklaas home by baking kruidnoten this weekend. As a baking enthusiast with years of holiday treat experience, I recommend practicing now for flawless results on December 5th.

Ingredients

  • 250 gr self-raising flour
  • 125 gr dark caster sugar
  • 100 gr soft butter
  • 2 tablespoons of gingerbread spices
  • 3 tablespoons of milk
  • 1 pinch of salt

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.
  2. Sieve the flour over a bowl and make a well in the center.
  3. Add sugar, butter, gingerbread spices, salt and milk into the well. Mix it into the flour with your fingers and knead it into a dough.
  4. Grease the baking tray.
  5. Roll small balls of the dough and place them on the baking tray.
  6. Bake the kruidnoten in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Enjoy your homemade kruidnoten!