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garlic in dehydrator

How to Make Garlic Powder

Turn your fresh garlic into garlic powder with these simple instructions!
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Cook Time 40 minutes
Inactive Time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 40 minutes
Servings 2 oz

Equipment

  • Dehydrator (or other drying method)
  • Spice Grinder, Coffee Grinder, or Mortar and Pestle
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 large Garlic Heads preferably from your garden or a local farm!

Instructions
 

  • Separate garlic heads into cloves and peel garlic cloves.
  • Slice garlic cloves into thin, uniform slices. Uniform slices will dry at the same rate and help to avoid burning some slices while you wait for others to be ready.
  • Lay garlic cloves on your dehydrator trays with room between them for air to flow. Do not overlap.
  • Set the dehydrator on a low temperature (95 degrees) and set in a place where there is good air circulation (a porch with open windows works great)
  • Check the garlic after 10-12 hours. When it is fully dried, the slices should break in half with a crunch instead of bending. It make take up to 15 hours to reach this point.
  • Once dry, use a spice grinder, coffee grinder (used for spices) or mortar and pestle to grind the garlic in batches.
  • Sift the ground garlic through a fine meshed strainer to keep larger chunks out of your garlic powder. This will result in a fine powder. Larger pieces may have a higher moisture content and cause the powder to clump up; set these aside and use them sooner in cooking.
  • Place garlic powder into a spice jar or other glass container that seals out air and moisture (or a ziploc bag).
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