Homemade Golden Beet Powder: Recipe

I discovered the wonderful taste of beet powder the other day! Ashley sprinkled it on popcorn to feed hungry mouths during our community cider squeeze. It turned the popcorn into a healthy, festive, bold red snack. It was immediately devoured and, of course, I decided to try making it myself.

I tried browsing the Web for a simple recipe for beet powder, but everything I found was too complicated. Each recipe involved steaming the beets, peeling off the skin, and so forth. I wondered, why not make raw beet powder instead? So, I did, and it's to die for (if I might say so myself).

Homemade Golden Beet Powder

Ingredients:
12 fresh (or bulk) golden beets (red beets are good, too)
1/8 C. sea salt
2 Tbsp cracked black pepper

Directions:
1. Scrub beets clean. Cut the greens off your beets and put them aside to use in another dish.

2. Peel beets. Aren't they gorgeous?

3. Toss the beets in a food processor to grate, or you can hand grate if you prefer.

4. Place thin layers of grated beets in a food dehydrator. Dehydrate until crisp, approximately 2 hours.

5. In a coffee grinder, grind beet shreds until you have a fine powder.

6. Stir in salt and pepper. Transfer to a glass jar to keep up to one year. Sprinkle on top of salads, popcorn, fish, and more.

As always...enjoy! Your comments are welcome!