Cinnamon is the spice that forms the basis of mixed spice for cakes , desserts and curry powders for savoury dishes .
Cinnamon imparts a warm , woody and sweet flavour to sweet and savoury dishes .
Cinnamon is a very popular spice made from the dried bark of a tree from the laurel family , Cinnamomum zeylanicum , which is either ground or rolled up into curls called quills .
Cinnamon is commonly confused with cassia , which is a spice from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree, cinnamomum cassia , grown throughout China and the East .
Cassia has a similar aroma to cinnamon but is not as delicate .
Cassia is one of the constituents of five spice powder .
Cinnamon quills are used whole in stocks when poaching chicken or dried and fresh fruit .
Add ground cinnamon to marinades for pork and in the glaze for baked ham.
Spice up cakes , muffins and milk based desserts with ground cinnamon .
Cinnamon imparts a warm , woody and sweet flavour to sweet and savoury dishes .
Cinnamon is a very popular spice made from the dried bark of a tree from the laurel family , Cinnamomum zeylanicum , which is either ground or rolled up into curls called quills .
Cinnamon is commonly confused with cassia , which is a spice from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree, cinnamomum cassia , grown throughout China and the East .
Cassia has a similar aroma to cinnamon but is not as delicate .
Cassia is one of the constituents of five spice powder .
Cinnamon quills are used whole in stocks when poaching chicken or dried and fresh fruit .
Add ground cinnamon to marinades for pork and in the glaze for baked ham.
Spice up cakes , muffins and milk based desserts with ground cinnamon .
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