Sep 6, 2008

Drying Onions and Garlic

I love garlic and I grew a great crop this year.  I've decided to put up a lot of it as garlic powder.  This isn't hard to do, but I thought I'd post on it.


First the onions and garlic-



(the out of focus onions and garlic)


Peel skins off of garlic bulbs and then off of cloves.-



I slice the garlic in my ancient food processor.  It goes much faster.-



Then I peel and slice the onions.  I do this by hand as my food processor doesn't like onions.


Next, place onions-



and garlic-



On the drying trays for your dehydrator.  I think you can also dry them on screens or in your oven on low.


I dry them until they are brittle and crisp and then back to the food processor to grind them into powder.-



Yes, I should have washed this off before taking a picture.


And-VOILA! 



Out of focus onion and garlic powder!


I think I just wanted to take pictures today.  I'm making beet pickles now, but I promise, no more tutorials.


Have a blessed night.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVE tutorials!!! You made a great one!! Please do more!!

Trina said...

I'm glad you posted this tutorial, It never occured to me to make my own garlic/onion powder and I use LOTS of it...Thank you:>

Sep 6, 2008

Drying Onions and Garlic

I love garlic and I grew a great crop this year.  I've decided to put up a lot of it as garlic powder.  This isn't hard to do, but I thought I'd post on it.


First the onions and garlic-



(the out of focus onions and garlic)


Peel skins off of garlic bulbs and then off of cloves.-



I slice the garlic in my ancient food processor.  It goes much faster.-



Then I peel and slice the onions.  I do this by hand as my food processor doesn't like onions.


Next, place onions-



and garlic-



On the drying trays for your dehydrator.  I think you can also dry them on screens or in your oven on low.


I dry them until they are brittle and crisp and then back to the food processor to grind them into powder.-



Yes, I should have washed this off before taking a picture.


And-VOILA! 



Out of focus onion and garlic powder!


I think I just wanted to take pictures today.  I'm making beet pickles now, but I promise, no more tutorials.


Have a blessed night.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVE tutorials!!! You made a great one!! Please do more!!

Trina said...

I'm glad you posted this tutorial, It never occured to me to make my own garlic/onion powder and I use LOTS of it...Thank you:>