Ummmm, I really have to disagree strongly with what I have read several times above.... Not just ANY pepper makes Paprika!
ANY pepper makes a powder, but that is not necessarily even close to the taste of what a Paprika type pepper would be. Paprika a somewhat subtle with either a hint of sweet or a hint of hot, sometime a subtle mix of hot and sweet.
Cayenne Pepper, yields, Cayenne powder .... Habenero Pepper yields, Habenero powder ... please note these and many others are nowhere near what a Paprika powder should add to the taste of your food. Paprika is an enhancer, not a dominant ingredient.
Stick to your traditional Hungarian or Spanish paprika type peppers to make your powders.
Another vote for Leutschauer Paprika here!
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