How to make your own home grown, homemade Cayenne pepper powder. You will find this recipe to have much more flavor and even a fruitiness that is missing from the store bought spice.
Prep Time1 dayd
Active Time10 minutesmins
Author: The Little Green Shoot
Equipment
Food Dehydrator If you don't have a dehydrator, you can air dry them, or dry them at your oven's lowest setting.
High Powered Blender or Spice Grinder
Materials
Fresh Cayenne PeppersIf you don't have fresh, use dried, and follow the rest of the directions below.
Instructions
Harvest Cayenne Peppers from plant.
Spread them out on dehydrator shelves to encourage air flow.
Dehydrate them at 145 degrees for 10 hours, as a starting point. This can vary a lot, and you may need more time depending on weather and size. In the end you want them very dry, almost crispy.
Wearing gloves, remove top, and sprinkle out seeds. You don't need to get all of them. The more you leave in, the spicier it will be.
Add peppers to spice grinder or blender and grind into a fine powder.
Store in glass spice jars for up to a year.
Notes
Be sure to wear gloves, and wash your hands thoroughly when working with peppers! It's very easy to accidentally burn yourself and your skin with peppers. Always use caution!