can you turn cinnamon sticks into ground cinnamon

Electric/Mechanical Methods. High-speed Blender Method: Add the cinnamon sticks to the blender, blend on high for 30 seconds. Spice/Coffee Grinder Method: Add the cinnamon sticks to the spice grinder and turn it on, grind into a fine powder.
can you turn cinnamon sticks into ground cinnamon

Step 2: Microplane and Other Manual Methods

can you turn cinnamon sticks into ground cinnamon

can you turn cinnamon sticks into ground cinnamon

There are several manual and mechanical ways that you can use to grind up cinnamon sticks to get your ground cinnamon powder for your recipes.

Microplane Zester

The first way, and my favorite way, if I just want to top a dessert or something with fresh cinnamon is by using a Microplane zester. It is a super handy tool that I use for citrus zest but also works great for grinding cinnamon sticks and nutmeg.

Just hold the zester over a bowl or over your dish, and run the cinnamon stick over it. It will shave very fine shavings of cinnamon. They arent quite as fine as cinnamon powder, but still are awesome, and make for a perfect topping.

If you need more to add to a recipe, you can just spend a few minutes running the stick over the zester which will give you easily enough for 1/4 to 1/2 tsp.

The other popular manual methods are as follows:

Ziploc Bag and Meat Tenderizer

Just throw the sticks in a Ziploc bag, seal it up, then take a meat tenderizer and pound those cinnamon sticks into powder. This is a fun way to release some aggression, haha. Plus, for some reason, I always feel cool wielding the meat tenderizer (mini Thors hammer).

Mortar and Pestle

The other popular and very traditional way for grinding cinnamon sticks into cinnamon powder is to use a mortar and pestle. This is an age-old technique, favored by many, for grinding fresh spices into powder. It works well with cinnamon sticks as well.

Introduction: How to Make Ground Cinnamon From Cinnamon Sticks

can you turn cinnamon sticks into ground cinnamon

In this Instructable, I will show you how to make ground cinnamon from cinnamon sticks. Freshly ground cinnamon is so good and better than preground cinnamon in my opinion. There are several methods to work to grind cinnamon sticks into powder. I showcase a few of those ways in this tutorial. If I can do it, you can do it! Lets get started!

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Follow the easy steps below or watch the video tutorial or do both!

How to Make Ground Cinnamon from Cinnamon Sticks

FAQ

Is ground cinnamon just ground up cinnamon sticks?

Ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks are like fraternal twins: same but different. As its name implies, ground cinnamon is the dried inner tree layer that’s been pulverized into a fine powder. A cinnamon stick is that same bark, only it left the party before the spice grinder was brought out.

Is cinnamon powder just crushed cinnamon?

The bark is harvested and dried, then ground into a powder or left in its whole form, which is known as cinnamon sticks. Cinnamon powder is made by grinding the dried bark into a fine powder.

Do cinnamon sticks dissolve while cooking?

Do Cinnamon Sticks Dissolve? Even after processing in a grinder, the spice from cinnamon sticks will not dissolve fully into liquids or mixtures. Since these rolls come from the bark of cinnamon trees, they are too fibrous to fully dissolve.

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