Ceylon cinnamon is often called "true" cinnamon, the softer, sweeter cousin to the bolder cassia stick in most grocery-aisle jars. It is ground from the bark of the Cinnamomum verum tree, and the flavor is mild, warm, and a little floral.

A small spoonful stirs beautifully into oatmeal, baked apples, a pot of rice pudding, or the foam on top of a fresh latte. We reach for it in fall baking and again at the holidays, when a pan of sourdough cinnamon rolls is rising on the counter, and the kitchen smells like everyone is about to come home.

Hand-packed on our farm in the Missouri Ozarks. Find more pantry staples in our Seasonings + Spices collection.