How to Cut Cinnamon Into Batter

Cinnamon mixes with sugar for a sweet and spiced flavor.

Implementing the right baking techniques when preparing batters and crumbles makes a difference in texture and ingredients distribution. The technique of "cutting in" refers to the process of dispersing a solid fat throughout a mixture, typically to create a crumble that tops desserts such as apple crisp and coffee cake. Cut cinnamon into a batter by coating the fat component with it first and adding it to dry ingredients for a crumbly, lumpy consistency and evenly spiced flavor. Does this Spark an idea?

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Cold butter or margarine
Chef's knife
Spoon
Pastry cutter

Instructions

- 1
  
  Cut the amount of cold butter or margarine that the batter recipe calls for into 1/8-inch thick cubes with a chef's knife.
- 2
  
  Sprinkle the amount of cinnamon that the batter recipe requires over the butter or margarine cubes. Toss the cubes in the cinnamon using a knife.
- 3
  
  Pour the cinnamon-coated butter or margarine cubes into a mixing bowl containing dry ingredients such as flour and sugar.
- 4
  
  Roll over and cut the cinnamon-coated cubes with a pastry cutter into smaller pieces while combining them with the dry ingredients of the batter.