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Baked. 1  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2  Clean off dirt with a paper towel. 3  Trim the roots and stems to 1/2 inch.  Wrap foil around each beet and place them on the baking 1  sheet. Bake for 60 minutes or until tender.  Remove from the oven and allow to 1  cool. Rub the skins off with your fingers, knife, peeler or damp paper  towel.
Rinse the beets under running water, scrubbing them with a vegetable brush to remove any caked-on dirt. 1  Beets are a root vegetable, so they naturally have a lot of dirt and debris on them. 2  Dry well before roasting the beets. 3  You can use red or gold beets.  Choose beets with a deep, dark color.