Yes, you can grind cinnamon sticks to make cinnamon powder.
Probably because the stuff they grind up to make cinnamon powder isn't completely high quality bark. There may be some lesser twigs and even leaves ground in there.
To make cinnamon sticks at home, you can start by purchasing whole cinnamon sticks from a store. Then, you can grind them into smaller pieces using a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder. Alternatively, you can also infuse cinnamon flavor into a simple syrup and then dip breadsticks or pretzel rods into the syrup before baking them in the oven until they are crispy.
Take a cheese grinder and cinnamon sticks, and just rub the cinnamin sticks against the cheese grinder.......
To make cinnamon tea using cinnamon sticks, boil water and add cinnamon sticks to it. Let it steep for about 10-15 minutes, then remove the cinnamon sticks. You can sweeten the tea with honey or sugar if desired. Enjoy your homemade cinnamon tea!
Yes, cinnamon oil is made from real cinnamon sticks. You can make cinnamon oil from real cinnamon sticks using olive oil and a jar yourself, which can take up to three weeks. http://www.ehow.com/how_4712450_make-cinnamon-oil.html
To make tea using cinnamon sticks, simply boil water and add a cinnamon stick to the hot water. Let it steep for about 5-10 minutes, depending on how strong you want the cinnamon flavor to be. Remove the cinnamon stick and enjoy your cinnamon tea!
To make cinnamon sticks at home, you can start by rolling out a sheet of puff pastry dough and sprinkling it with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Then, cut the dough into strips, twist them, and bake until golden brown.
To make file powder, you need to harvest and dry sassafras leaves, then grind them into a fine powder.
Sun dry them outside..Then grind them into powder.
You can grind a cinnamon stick in any dry blender. Ensure the blender is completely dry before attempting it, as cinnamon is a very dry substance and will absorb all moisture in the container and clump up.
Ground cinnamon is infact different then cinnamon powder. Ground cinnamon in not and worn down and "soft" as cinnamon powder. if a recipie says to put in ground cinnamon make sure the label says " cinnamon powder " or vice versa.
Make it into a tea with water or milk.