Cinnamon is a fragrant and versatile spice, that can be utilised in a variety of sweet (and some savoury) dishes, like bread pudding, rice pudding, porridge, hot chocolate, biscuits and cakes. It also compliments most fruits, so it is great with fruit cakes such as banana bread (with bits of milk choc...mmmm) or carrot cake. It is the main ingredient in our pudding spice. Try cinnamon toast, just slightly butter warm lightly toasted bread, sprinkle cinnamon & sugar to taste, and toast for approximately 20 seconds more. My eldest son makes warm milk with a couple of pinches of cinnamon and honey to sweeten, he drinks it by itself, but it would also be lovely over corn flakes, or other cereal.
Cinnamon Quills, refill, 25g. £1.25
Cinnamon Powder, refill, 35g. 65p
Cinnamon Powder, spice tin, 35g. £1.45
Cassia is similar to cinnamon but with a more penetrating, pungent flavour. Due to this it compliments stronger flavours as it will not so easily be overpowered and savoury dishes as it has a more bitter flavour. You can mix the two spices 50/50 for the best of both worlds. Some cassia is packaged as
Chinese Cinnamon, which is misleading, as cinnamon is generally more expensive, and ignores that cassia has its own characteristics and is not just cinnamon's cheaper substitute.
Cassia Powder, refill, 35g. 60p
Cassia Powder, spice tin, 35g. £1.40
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