Saturday, January 19, 2013

Recipe 412 - Cinnamon Chips

We wanted to try some cinnamon scones, but the cinnamon chips we can get up here all taste like wax. They are pretty vile; I doubt that they even have real cinnamon in them. So what is the solution? Make our own cinnamon chips!!!!

These were surprisingly easy, and very tasty. They have a very strong cinnamon taste (so be warned). I've make 2 batches of these chips, and next time I think I will add in a bit of nutmeg with the cinnamon - those two tastes compliment each other. 

So far, I've only used them in the Cinnamon Chip Scones, but I know they would go well in cookies as well.  I dont expect I'll ever buy cinnamon chips again, even if I can find a good brand.

I also plan to try other spice combinations - the recipe I found was for pumpkin pie spice chips that she had taken from a cinnamon chip recipe... The possibilities are endless!!!!



Cinnamon Chips
from the Cupcake Project

  • 140g (2/3 cup) sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cinnamon 
  • 28g (2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 30g (2 tablespoons) corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

  1. Preheat the oven to 200F.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients together in a mixer until they are well combined; the mixture may be slightly crumbly.
  3. Pat the mixture out onto a parchment paper (or silpat) lined baking sheet. Use a rolling pin to even out to about 1/4" thick. Try keeping the resultant shape approximately rectangular (easier said than done) so that it will be easier to cut later.
  4. Bake for about 35 minutes; the mixture should be melted and a little bubbly.
  5. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
  6. Use a pizza wheel to first cut horizontal cuts about 1/4" to 3/8" wide. Then repeat vertically.
  7. Take the pieces and sort of break them up as you put them into an airtight container - it doesn't matter if they are not all separated. As they sit they will dry and harden a bit, and it will be easy to crumble them when you actually use them.
  8. When you use them in a recipe, though, be careful when ou mix them to prevent too much crumbling....
Makes about 230g

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