Very little of the sweetness is lost in this process.
Pick the peppers when they are red ripe. Cut into bits with the seeds.
Spread on a cookie sheet and heat in a convection oven at 150 F. I run the oven for 1 hour at a time; it can take three hours to get the bits dried for grinding.
Take the sheet outside and grind small amounts; don’t over tax the little coffee mill.
Keep a Kleenex handy...
Cheers, and thanks Johnny for posting my pix.
Eric
When school starts, I'll be bored, and miss all the kids and activity.
/johnny