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    Cinnamon rolls – the awesome recipe

    I finally wrote down the most awesome cinnamon rolls recipe I got it from our friend Lucas from Canada. He baked the “Cinnamon rolls” especially for us. The day of the cinnamon rolls is already over (October 4th) but cinnamon rolls are always good. ? Thanks, Lucas! Cinnamon rolls recipe:

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    Cinnamon stars

    There’s cinnamon fragrance in the air! What would Christmas be without cinnamon? Cinnamon in vin brûlé, cinnamon in chai and of course cinnamon in cinnamon stars. They are a real classic in our latitudes (Europe) and immediately put us into Christmas mood. Cinnamon stars are made with only a few ingredients and are gluten and lactose-free. Nevertheless, they are not easy to make, the dough is very fragile and sticky, but the work is rewarded with a wonderfully fragrant cookie. Good pre-cooling of the dough and fast work when cutting is important. Rolling out on enough sugar or between two parchment papers helps. And if you dip the cookie cutter…

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    Cinnamon rolls – a deliciously fragrant pastry

    The Day of the Cinnamon rolls There is a certain day for almost everything, I especially like this one. The day of the cinnamon rolls on the 4th of October. They are also known as “Cinnamon-buns”. Yes, and a whole day is dedicated to them. In my opinion, they deserve that. I personally haven’t known about this wonderful cinnamon-scented pastry for a long time. I first heard about it from my daughter, who raved about it after her language exchange in Toronto. They made “Cinnamon rolls” at school to sell during the break. Unfortunately, she didn’t bring the recipe home with her. But now I’m on my way to Toronto…

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    cinnamon – a spice for sweet and spicy dishes

    What is cinnamon? (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)     Cinnamon is the bark of the cinnamon tree, a plant from the family of the Lauraceae. It originally comes from Sri Lanka which is the country that produces the most, that’s why it is also called Ceylon cinnamon. This cinnamon is also considered to be the best. It is also cultivated in other countries such as Indonesia and Costa Rica.   How can you use it? In Europe cinnamon is mainly used for desserts, cakes, vin brûlé, gingerbread and various drinks, while in the Arabic cuisine it is used for salty dishes, such as tajines and rice, as well. It is also used…

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    Spice bouquets by Maria Dänzer

    Spice decorations – wonderfully fragrant Today I want to show you what you can do with spices – except cooking, of course. You can make wonderfully fragrant decorations. Maybe you know potpourries or ornate oranges which are easy to make. Maria Dänzer – The spice binder   I would like to introduce you to someone special. Maria Dänzer who enriches various markets in Ticino, Switzerland, with her beautiful spice bouquets. She is a professional gardener and flower binder and started to make spice bouquets in the 80’s. As a native of Salzburg, she knows these little bouquets well, as they were first made there. They are often called Biedermeier bouquets…