27/09/2021
PURE CEYLON CINNAMON STICKS
PURE CEYLON CINNAMON STICKS IN YOUR COOKING ???
Steep in to hot water for a cup of cinnamon tea
Add to your breakfast oatmeal while cooking
Use as a stirrer for warm beverages like hot cocoa, tea, cider, coffee and toddies.
Place on top of your ground coffee before brewing
Toss in your crockpot when cooking meat
Add to apple or pear sauce
Make slits in meat and slide sticks in before roasting
Add to your fireplace or wood stove to enhance the fragrance of your fire
Toss in white cooking grains like rice couscous or lentils
HOW TO USE CINNAMON STICKS ...
01. Make Cinnamon Stick Tea
you can add a stick of pure Ceylon cinnamon to your coffee or tea, to extract the full benefit of cinnamon.
02. Make Cinnamon essence for baking
Immerse 2 cinnamon sticks in 3 ounces of light rum, keep it a cool dark place for two weeks, shaking it every day. You can just add this essence to flavor any baking or cooking recipes that calls for cinnamon essence.
03. Foot Wash
have you really got a bad case of Athletes foot? Break 2-3 three cinnamon sticks and put it into some warm to hot water and immerse your feet in it for 20 minutes or so. Cinnamon has powerful anti-fungal properties that should get rid of your foot fungus.
04. Powdered Cinnamon
After taking some cinnamon sticks put them In a spice blender, and blend few of them and use it in recipes that call for cinnamon powder. Sure you can use store bought cinnamon powder but good cooks know store bought only delivers 10% of the power of freshly ground cinnamon. Besides cinnamon sticks can be kept for a much longer time, as long as you keep it in a cool dark place away from sunlight.
05. Mulled Wine
A stick of pure Ceylon cinnamon is an absolute must for making the perfect mulled wine. This tasty hot drink is absolutely fantastic.
06.Add to Curries
A stick of pure Ceylon cinnamon to Asian curries adds a warmth and depth to the dish, especially a beef, mutton or chicken curry. For a wonderful array of light Sri Lankan curry recipes Ceylon cinnamon is a must.
07. Add a whole stick to rice
Add a stick of pure Ceylon cinnamon to rice as you boil the rice. When it? S cooked the rice will give off a great cinnamon scent and flavor which will give it a subtle sophisticate taste. Add half a teaspoon of Turmeric into the rice too. That will make the rice yellow and very appetizing. In Sri Lanka people always use these kind methods for tasting rice.
08. Flavored Water
Add one pure Ceylon cinnamon stick to a pot of water on medium heat and bring it to a slow boil, add a slice of orange and take it to work. It's a great refreshing drink. Try this cinnamon lime recipe for a different twist.
09. Make a Face or Foot Wash
Blend some pure Ceylon cinnamon powder (not too fine), mix with some Olive Oil and Sugar and you have a truly powerful anti-oxidant face wash that will leave your skin nice and soft.
WHERE DOES CINNAMON COME FROM?
Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of an evergreen tree in the bay laurel family (lauraceae). The bark is peeled and laid in the sun to dry, where it curls in to quills (cinnamon sticks). Cinnamon trees grow in tropical regions. The largest exporters are Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam.
THE MANY SIZES OF CINNAMON ...
01. 1 '' Sticks are a perfect fit with other whole spices for bouquet garni and can be served in dishes for a beautiful gourmet touch
02. 3 '' Sticks are most common and perfect for adding to recipes and potpourri.
03. 6 '' sticks are the best size for stirring hot beverages in mugs
04. 10-18 '' sticks are most often used in decorations. Tie a bundle of sticks together with ribbon.
Storing Cinnamon
Please note that you should store Cinnamon Sticks in an airtight glass or tin container in a dark place with low humidity.
BEST WAY TO MAKE CEYLON CINNAMON TEA ...
Cinnamon is among the oldest known spices in the world. It thrives in the exotic island of Ceylon. Due to essential oils present in its bark, it has a delightfully spicy fragrance. But otherwise it is naturally sweet. Cinnamon tea is a mixture of the very best Ceylon black teas and the finest cinnamon from the small island of Ceylon. So the taste of Ceylon Cinnamon Tea is a spicy delight having an aromatic twist. Out of all the herbs and spiced drink recipes, cinnamon tea recipe is very quick and easy to make. For the preparation after making a cup of plain tea you should put a cinnamon stick and stir. At the same time it is one of the favorite drinks of all.
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF CINNAMON ...
Lower cholesterol
Reduces blood sugar levels
Fights cancer and prevents leukemia / lymphoma cancer cells
Treats bad breath
Helps cure chronic cough
Clots and clears sinuses
Protects against heart disease
Boosts brain activity and helps weight and memory loss
Fights yeast infections and treating stomach ulcers
Anti-inflammatory? helps with arthritis
Alleviates gas, nausea and indigestion diuretic
Increase blood circulation
Great source of minerals such as manganese, fiber, iron and calcium
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