How to Make Your Own Lemon Pepper Seasoning
One of my favourite spice blends would have to be Lemon Pepper Seasoning. It is so easy to dehydrate it yourself. This ensures you always have a good supply for home use or gift giving.
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Equipment
- Dehydrator I have a Bio Chef 9 Tray, and I highly recommend it
- Oven set the oven to the lowest setting
Ingredients
- 2 kilos lemons You can make as little or as much as you like. This is just a guideline
- 2 tbsp whole peppercorns you can use already cracked pepper if that is all you have
- 1 tbsp salt I like to use flakey sea salt
Instructions
- Peel all the lemons, making sure not to leave too much pith (white part) which is bitter. If you see there is a lot of pith you can use a small knife to shave it off the peels. This task takes a while, but it makes a better result.
- Place the lemon peels in your dehydrator or oven. Set it to the lowest temperature.
- Dehydrate until the peels break easily when you break it in half. You might need to take it out of the dehydrator to cool before you do this.
- It is best to then condition the peels by placing the cold peels in a jar and shaking them every day for 3 days. If the peels are not dry enough, they will clump together. This means the peels are not ready to blend. Please read the post for full explanation.
- Once they have been conditioned, place the peels and peppercorns into a high-powered blender or coffee grinder. You may have to do this in several batches.
- Lastly, add salt and blend again. You can have the seasoning as chunky or as smooth as you like. I like it as a happy medium.