good morning!
today i've got spices, flavorings, and such on my mind.
so for today's Question of the Day......
What are some of your favorite flavorings -- spices, extracts, flavorings in water or soda flavors, or even liquor used as a flavoring?
i'll start!
without a doubt, my favorite spice overall is cinnamon -- i just love it! and i'm talking about a good quality cinnamon, ground or in stick form. i use Italian seasoning quite often. and i really love dried dill too.
as for extracts, i wouldn't say that i have a favorite flavor of extract. i use several extract flavors here-- vanilla, almond, coconut, and peppermint. i do prefer the double strength vanilla extract though, over the regular strength. i've started to experiment more in my baking, taking recipes and altering them to make different 'versions' of them, many times using a second extract along with the vanilla -- like vanilla extract with an equal amount of peppermint extract. i'm not that confident in my altering of things, so i most times will check around online to find similar recipes -- to get an idea of what has worked well for other similar recipes.
bottled water and soda flavorings, i mostly prefer fruit flavors. although, i do love a good real ginger tasting ginger ale.
okay, now it's your turn!
today i've got spices, flavorings, and such on my mind.
so for today's Question of the Day......
What are some of your favorite flavorings -- spices, extracts, flavorings in water or soda flavors, or even liquor used as a flavoring?
i'll start!
without a doubt, my favorite spice overall is cinnamon -- i just love it! and i'm talking about a good quality cinnamon, ground or in stick form. i use Italian seasoning quite often. and i really love dried dill too.
as for extracts, i wouldn't say that i have a favorite flavor of extract. i use several extract flavors here-- vanilla, almond, coconut, and peppermint. i do prefer the double strength vanilla extract though, over the regular strength. i've started to experiment more in my baking, taking recipes and altering them to make different 'versions' of them, many times using a second extract along with the vanilla -- like vanilla extract with an equal amount of peppermint extract. i'm not that confident in my altering of things, so i most times will check around online to find similar recipes -- to get an idea of what has worked well for other similar recipes.
bottled water and soda flavorings, i mostly prefer fruit flavors. although, i do love a good real ginger tasting ginger ale.
okay, now it's your turn!