Oven Dried Hot Peppers Flakes Or Powder Recipes

RED PEPPER FLAKES

Steps:

• Wearing gloves, wash and dry your peppers and cut off the stem of each pepper.
• Place your peppers on a foil lined rimmed baking sheet in a single layer and place them in the oven. You can do several trays if you wish.
• After about 3 hours, shake each pan and rotate for even drying.
• At the 4 hour mark, check to see if any of the small peppers are dried. They will begin to crumble when touched. Remove any peppers that are completely dried and continue to dry the others to the oven to finish drying. (approximately 4-6 hours)
• Once your peppers are completely dried, remove them from the oven to cool.
• Place the dried chilies in a food processor or grinder and pulse until you get the desired texture of the red pepper flakes.
• Store in an air tight container.

OVEN DRIED JALAPENO PEPPERS AND GARLIC POWDER

Steps:

• I cut them in half or even quarters so the flesh is open and drys out faster and more even.
• Place peppers and garlic on a cookie sheet that has parchment paper on it.
• In only one layer.
• I do at 200 degrees.
• Keep an eye on them and remove those that are dry as need be so they don`t burn.
• It can take 1-3 hours.
• Grind the pepper and garlic to make a chile powder.
• Use a coffee grinder once they are cooled.
• Store in a glass jar out of sunlight.