Dehydrator: Minced Garlic & Garlic Powder

 

Lots of Garlic (5 – 6 lb. for a full 9 tray load)

 

Peel garlic. Wash and dry cloves. Mince into small pieces (either by hand or with a hand cranked food processor. My full size processor tends to pulverize instead of mincing. YMMV). Spread in even layer on lined dehydrator trays. Dehydrate at 125 for 8-12 hours. Store in vacuum sealed mason jar to use in place of fresh minced garlic in recipes. To turn some into powder, simply crush with mortar and pestle or whiz in coffee bean grinder (dedicated to spices). I find the garlic will retain better garlic flavor in the nugget-y form, and only crush a small amount when I actually need powder form (like say seasoning pizza sauce when my kids will object to chunky bits).