Homemade Dried Lemon Peel Powder
Come learn how to make dried lemon powder! It's easy to do in either a food dehydrator or oven, and results in a uniquely delicious, sweet and zesty homemade seasoning powder. Lemon peel powder is also loaded with vitamin C, and can be used in a wide variety of sweet or savory dishes, spice blends, tea, body care products, more.
Equipment
- Food Dehydrator, or Oven
- Blender, Food Processor, or other appliance for grinding
Ingredients
- Lemon peels
Instructions
- Wash and peel your lemons. If using thin-skinned sweet lemons (like Meyer lemons) peel them whole like an orange. For thicker-skinned lemons (such as Eureka lemons) use a vegetable peeler to remove the outer part of the rind, leaving behind most of the white bitter pith.
- Lay out the lemon peels in a single layer on your food dehydrator racks (or on a baking sheet, if drying in the oven).
- Dry the lemon peels in the dehydrator at 95-105°F, or in the oven on the lowest heat setting possible.
- The time it takes for them to fully dry will vary depending on your individual machine and the thickness of the peels, which may be several hours to a couple of days.
- Dehydrate the lemon peels until they are completely dry. The lemon peels are finished drying when they easily crack and snap in half, rather than bending.
- Use a blender, food processor, or coffee grinder to churn the dried lemon peels into powder.
- Optional: Pour the ground lemon powder through a fine mesh strainer poised over a bowl and sift it. Take the collected leftover hard bits and run them back through the Vitamix/blender another time to pulverize them into powder.
- Store the finished lemon powder in a glass air-tight container, such as in a mason jar with tight-fitting lid.
- Keep the container in a dry, cool place - such as the pantry. When properly dried and stored, your homemade lemon peel powder should last for over a year.
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