Hot Pepper Mustard

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 habanero peppers (you can change up the number of peppers to suit your taste) or 5 bell peppers, of you choice (you can change up the number of peppers to suit your taste)
• 1 1/2 cups vinegar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 5 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 (16 ounce) jar plain mustard

Recipe

• 1 wash peppers and place in blender with vinegar.
• 2 blend until peppers are ground fine.
• 3 in a saucepan, combine pepper/vinegar combination with salt and water.
• 4 cook until peppers are tender.
• 5 strain through cheesecloth and return liquid to large boiler.
• 6 in a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, turmeric, dry mustard and mustard.
• 7 stir well, making a paste.
• 8 add to boiler and cook over low heat until everything is blended well.
• 9 slowly bring up to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 10 it will stick if it is not stirred constantly.
• 11 it will thicken as soon as it gets to a boil.
• 12 turn off and dip into prepared jars.
• 13 be sure to wipe rim of jars completely clean with warm towel and place preheated lids on jars and tighten rings.
• 14 i use the inversion method of sealing the lids which is to turn upside down for 5 minutes.
• 15 many think this is unsafe, so there is no harm in processing in a water bath for 5 to 10 minutes if it will make you feel a little more comfortable.
• 16 turn upright after 5 minutes and allow to cool completely before moving.