DRIED MINCED GARLIC RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. The first step is pretty simple - add enough dried minced garlic to fill the jar about 1/3 full. Use a spoon to move the dried mince garlic into the jar until it meets the level you are happy with. If you are using fresh garlic bulbs remove all the cloves from the main bulb and set to aside. Start by cutting off both ends of each clove and peeling away the shell. That will leave a clean garlic clove ready to mince. I used a garlic crusher though you can use a knife, food processor or onion chopper to break the cloves up. Once chopped up and minced place them in the jar. 2. To help preserve the garlic for a long period of time you want to add ingredients which help keep the garlic in a fresh state. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and lemon juice to the jar. This may change depending on the size of your jar and how much garlic you are wanting to make. 3. After that, just fill the jar with boiling water but be sure to leave a 1/2" gap at the top for the garlic to swell up. If you haven't been able to make quite 1/3 full of minced garlic you won't require as much water, oil and lemon juice. Cover it securely and shake well. Careful of the top though - that gets pretty hot! That's it. Keep it tightly covered and refrigerated when you're not using it. Now you've got a huge jar of garlic that cost way less than those little jars at the store!  Quick, easy, and frugal - gotta love that combination!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius), and then add the loaded trays. Prop the door open at least 4 inches.
• Dry onions/garlic in single layers on trays. Depending of drying conditions, drying times make take longer.
• Place on trays that are at least 1 1/2 inches narrower than the inside of the oven to allow for air circulation.
• Allow at least 2 1/2 inches between trays and 3 inches of free space at the top of the oven. Be sure there is lots of air space between the pieces of onions/garlic and placed in a single layers.
• Optional but good to do. Place a fan outside the oven in such a position that air is directed through the opening and across the oven.
• Change the position of the fan frequently during drying to vary the circulation of the air.
• Maintain the temperature at 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius). It takes less heat to keep the temperature at 140 degrees Fahrenheit as drying progresses, so watch the temperature carefully at the end of the drying. Check the onions/garlic often, and turn the trays frequently. At the start of the drying process, there is worry of scorching, but when nearly dry, the product may scorch very easily. Even slight scorching destroys the flavor and may lower the nutritive value, so be careful not to allow the temperature to rise above 140 degrees Fahrenheit, especially during the end of drying.
• The onions will be brittle when dry and will crumble when crushed.
• This should take between 6 and 10 hours.