Beet-Rose Trixy Stix Recipe
- 1 cup grated raw beet (from about 1 medium), grated on the large holes of a box grater
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 12 to 16 drops rose water
- Heat the oven to 250 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the grated beet in a thin, even layer.
- Bake until dry to the touch, about 1 hour.
- Place the pan on a wire rack and let the beet strips cool to room temperaturethey will crisp up as they cool.
- Transfer the beets to a clean coffee or spice grinder and process into a fine powder.
- Add the sugar and rose water and pulse until combined.
- Set a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl.
- Pour the sugar powder into the strainer and sift it into the bowl, pressing against the powder with the back of a spoon to force it through the mesh.
- Return any larger bits left in the strainer to the grinder and process into a fine powder.
- Sift again and repeat with the grinding and sifting as needed until all of the sugar mixture is processed (you may have a few solids left to be discarded).
- Place a sheet of paper on a work surface.
- Have about 20 (8-inch) paper straws and a toothpick ready.
- Make a small funnel out of another piece of paper.
- (Make sure the tip fits into the end of the straws.)
- Alternatively, use a No.
- 16 Open Star or No.
- 5 Round piping tip.
- Fold up one end of a straw 1/4 inch.
- Fit the point of the funnel or piping tip into the open end of the straw.
- Holding the funnel or piping tip in place and working over the sheet of paper, spoon in about 1 1/4 teaspoons of the sugar mixture.
- Use the pointed end of the toothpick to poke the sugar mixture into the straw.
- Remove the funnel or piping tip and fold the open end of the straw down 1/4 inch to close.
- Repeat with the remaining straws and sugar.
grater, granulated sugar, water
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/beet-rose-trixy-stix-30142 (may not work)