from: oldworldgardenfarms.com
Select hot peppers of your choice. Wash and rinse the peppers off, cut off the stem and then dry them off with a towel and place on cookie sheets. Make sure you line the cookie sheets with aluminum foil.
Turn on the oven heat to a very low setting (usually 160 to 170 degrees) and let the peppers roast on low for about 8
to 10 hours. If you have to leave just turn off the
oven and resume again when you come home – no harm done at all to the
drying peppers.
When your peppers have turned crisp and dry (usually 8 to 10 hours – but
it can be a few more or less depending on the dryness of the peppers)
take them out and let them cool completely. Then place into your food
processor or food chopper and in a matter of seconds you have fresh
home-made pepper flakes.
If you want to make hot pepper powder (like
cayenne) – just simply take your flakes and run them through a food mill
to remove the seeds – and your left with a fine powder that can be
used in dishes, soups, and sauces.
Store in an airtight container.
Tips:
1. When handling hot peppers wearing gloves when preparing them protects your hands.
2. Mix up a few teaspoons of hot pepper flakes or powder in a gallon jug of
water. Let it stand for a day or two and then use a mister to apply to
plants where bunnies or other critters can be a problem. One taste of
the hot pepper on the leaves and they tend to leave it alone. Just
remember to re-apply after any rain that might wash off the hot spray.
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