California Rolls (including Sushi Rice)

INGREDIENTS

• :
• 2¼ cups sushi-grade rice
• 2¼ cups water
• 5 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1½ teaspoons sea salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1½ cups crabmeat (7 ounces) or 7 sticks faux crabmeat
• Fourteen ½-inch-square, 4-inch-long cucumber sticks
• ½ pitted large avocado, cut into 14 long sticks and peeled
• Toasted white sesame seeds, to garnish
• 7 half-sheets nori
• 6 cups prepared sushi rice (the entire yield from the recipe above)