Flavourings & Extracts
Small bottles, big difference — this shelf holds the extracts and flavourings that make baking taste like baking. Simply Organic anchors the selection with vanilla in several formats, plus peppermint, almond and lemon extracts, and Orchid contributes an organic vanilla of its own. Every option here carries organic labelling from its manufacturer, and the compact 59 ml and 118 ml bottles are sized for real kitchens rather than commercial ones.
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Vanilla gets the most shelf space, and for good reason: it comes in more forms than any other flavouring here. Simply Organic's classic extract is available in 59 ml and 118 ml bottles, the non-alcoholic version suits recipes (or households) where an alcohol base isn't wanted, and the Madagascar vanilla bean paste adds those signature specks to ice creams, custards and frostings. Orchid's 100 ml organic vanilla extract gives you a second maker to compare.
The rest of the row covers baking's other classic notes. Almond extract deepens cherry and stone-fruit desserts and gives marzipan its familiar aroma; lemon extract brightens glazes, loaves and shortbread without adding liquid zest; and peppermint extract is the holiday workhorse for brownies, hot chocolate and chocolate bark. A little goes a long way with all of them — start with less than the recipe suggests when opening a new bottle, and taste as you go.