Chile Powder (homemade)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 dried ancho peppers, seeded
• 5 dried new mexico peppers, seeded
• 2 dried cayenne peppers, not seeded (optional)
• 1 tablespoon whole cumin seed

Recipe

• 1 stem and seed the dried peppers. crumble them up somewhat.
• 2 toast the cumin seeds in a small cast iron skillet over med-high heat for about a minute, shaking constantly to move them about. do not allow to burn!
• 3 place all the above, in batches, into an electric coffee grinder.
• 4 grind into powder.
• 5 mix thoroughly. place into clean container(s) and use as you would any store-bought chile powder.