Gingerbread Spice Mix Recipe
[Photograph: Max Falkowitz]
Gingerbread spices are endlessly customizable. This version balances warm, spicy flavors against cool, citrus-y ones, and has a cool finish of cardamom, anise, and black pepper. Unless you have a very good source for ground ginger, you're best grinding your own from whole dried versions. A microplane makes a quick job of them.
Use this spice mix in your favorite cookie or cake, or try it on something savory like roast chicken or sauerbraten.
This recipe makes 4 ounces (by volume) of spice mix, about half a cup, which is more than enough to get you through several rounds of baking or gift-giving. Store it in an airtight container away from light and heat. It will last at full potency for several months.
Read more: Spice Hunting: Make Your Own Holiday Spice Blends
- Yield:makes 4 ounces
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seed
- 9 blades mace
- 15 cardamom pods
- 6 star anise petals
- 24 allspice berries
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns
- 6 teaspoons freshly ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Directions
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Combine coriander, mace, cardamom, star anise, allspice, and peppercorns in a spice or coffee grinder. Process to a fine powder, in multiple batches if need be.
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Transfer to a clean glass jar or plastic bag and add ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix all spices together thoroughly. Store in an airtight container away from light and heat.
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