Make your own 5 spice powder! This makes 1/4 cup of spice
3 Tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp. anise seed
1 and a 1/2 tsp. fennel seed
1 and 1/2 tsp whole Szechwan or black peppercorns
3/4 tsp ground cloves
Combine ingredients in a spice or coffee grinder. Cover and grind to a powder. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.
So let's say you make your own 5 spice powder or you even have some but what do you do with it?
You can:
- rub on poultry, pork, beef or salmon
- sprinkle as a flavoring on popcorn
- spice up baked goods such as cookies, bars, cakes, or pancakes
- use in rice and in Asian-inspired dishes like lo mein and stir-fries
-season sweet potatoes, beets, turnips, carrots
- add to whipped cream for a pumpkin pie topping
- stir into oatmeal
- use for making toasted spiced nuts
- mix with sugar and use as a toast topper
- sprinkle on vanilla bean ice cream.
It would be different to use as a topper on toast but that does sound somewhat appealing. Obviously using it on root veggies sounds good but I was surprised to see stir it into oatmeal. Hadn't thought about it before but it might be good.
What do you think?
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