Large, Lovely Cinnamon Rolls, Plus 14 Extra of Our Favourite Candy Cinnamon Recipes

We do not typically look to the spice rack to encourage a recipe roundup, however cinnamon deserves a deep dive, given its ubiquity in fall and winter baking. Also called cassia, the cinnamon you are almost certainly to seek out within the US is daring and spicy-sweet (in distinction with milder Ceylon cinnamon). Its signature aroma and taste is likely one of the culinary hallmarks of fall. 

Sadly, cinnamon has been within the information for one thing aside from its position in autumn pies and pastries currently: Inside the final 12 months, the Meals and Drug Administration launched a listing of 17 manufacturers of cinnamon that include excessive quantities of lead. “The FDA has referred to as on distributors to voluntarily recall the merchandise, however till that occurs, these manufacturers would possibly nonetheless be obtainable on retailer cabinets,” in keeping with a Client Studies article. “Along with not shopping for these manufacturers, shoppers ought to test their spice racks for them and throw them away.” However that doesn’t imply that you must minimize cinnamon out of your cooking fully—Client Studies’ meals security scientists examined 36 frequent cinnamon merchandise and reported on which of them have been protected for consumption, whether or not in small or huge doses—on the high of their “Finest to Use” listing is a model that they deem protected to make use of as much as 16 teaspoons (greater than 5 tablespoons) of a day, which is greater than you are prone to discover in any frequent baked good, together with the recipes we’re that includes right here.

We love cinnamon in a heat, gooey cinnamon roll contemporary from the oven, however there are numerous extra methods to reap the benefits of the spice, together with loads of on a regular basis makes use of that do not require making and proofing a yeasted dough. Baked oatmeal with cinnamon and apples, cream cheese–stuffed wontons tossed with cinnamon sugar, horchata steeped with espresso and cinnamon sticks—hold studying for these recipes and extra of our favourite treats starring this heat fall spice.