posted by Angel 11-23-100 10:59 PM
Mixed Spice Blend
Yield: About 1/2 cup
6 teaspoons ground coriander
5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons ground allspice
3 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
Mix all spices thoroughly and keep in airtight container away from heat and light.
Variation. Store spice blend in a lidded jar with a whole vanilla bean that's been slit so that the flavors blend smoothly.
This superb blend is useful wherever a recipe calls for mixed spices -- apple pie, fruit cake, baked fruits, spiced cookies, tea breads, and so on. We use this all the time instead of having to carefully measure a bit of this and a hint of that.