Drying Peppers

Hello everyone!  I wanted to share with you all what I do with the last of our peppers.   I don’t care much for frozen or canned peppers.  I did this last year too and it seemed to work really well.

I gather all that’s left in the garden.  This is a combination of bell, banana, jalapeno and anaheim.  I slice them about 1/2″ thick and dehydrate them.  This took about 6 hrs in my dehydrator.

After they are dry, I put them into a blender.  I didn’t get a picture of this step but you all know what it looks like.  If you are using a lot of hot peppers and you have problems with the fumes from them, at this point you might want to use a mask.  They can be a little powerful coming up from the blender.

This is the finished product.  Isn’t it beautiful.  I store this in an airtight container.  I like to have some on the table in a homemade shaker right beside the salt and pepper.  It is a great seasoning to add to food.  I especially love it sprinkled on my eggs.

If you like this idea, check out http://homejoys.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-make-tomato-powder.html and see what she did with tomatoes.  Our tomatoes are gone but I really want to try this next year.  I hope you all have a great day and God bless.