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by Emily Angle

The Swedes know how to live – their cinnamon buns are a prime example. This easy cinnamon bun recipe puts a lot of the cinnamon sugar on the top, rather than hidden away inside. Don’t be shy, really go for it.

Cakes and baking

Buyer's guide

It's best to buy ground cinnamon in small quantities because the freshness and flavour quickly disappear. You can try to grind your own cinnamon from the bark but it's difficult to get it fine enough.

Preparation

Ground cinnamon is gorgeous cooked with apples or in baked goods such as buns, cakes, sweet pastries and puddings. Mexicans also used it to flavour chocolate dishes and drinks. Cinnamon bark is added to poaching syrup for fruits such as pears, plums and bananas and to mulled wine or punch. Cinnamon bark is also used to flavour meat, poultry and vegetable stews and can be added to spicy marinades.