I have tons on cayenne peppers from the garden How do i make cayenne powder?

Answer 1

I make red pepper powder out of the Japanese hot peppers I grow, and this is how I do it:

First, choose only the best peppers -- no holes, no damaged areas, completely red -- between 8 and 10 a.m. They should be dry, but not wilting in the heat already. A sunny day is best.

Thread a needle with some white cotton thread, then "sew" through the top of the pepper -- you are going to string them along like a "rista" or a string of popcorn for the Christmas tree.

Tie the thread in a loop when you've strung them (be sure to leave enough space), and hang it somewhere clean and dry with good air flow. They should be dry within a week, maybe sooner. If you dry them in the sun, they tend to lose color and flavor. I hang mine on the kitchen cupboard, where they dry well, and look decorative.

When you need some cayenne, break off a dry pepper, pop it in the blender/spice grinder, and there you go. I like to grind mine when I make my spice blend -- the flavor is fresher.

Hope that helps! Strings of peppers can look quite nice, and they do taste good!

Answer 2

I think the peppers have to be totally dried and then ground up to make cayenne powder. It could be painful if you inhale the dust. LOL

You can always boil some vinegar, fill a mason jar with peppers, put the hot vinegar in the jar, put the lid on it when its cooled and keep it in the fridge.

We buy them at the store like and they are pretty good pickled that way.

Answer 3

Go with cayenne pepper. Chili powder is a mixture.

Answer 4

dry the peppers in a dehydrator and grind when completely dry.

Answer 5

dry the peppers in open air then grind them.

Answer 6

sun dry it and grind in grinder.