Homemade Garlic Powder
Making garlic powder at home is a simple process that doesn’t require any special equipment. With fresh garlic and a little time, you can turn whole cloves into a shelf-stable seasoning that’s easy to store and use in everyday cooking. It’s also a practical way to preserve garlic before it sprouts or spoils.
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 the garlic heads into cloves and peel them.
- Slice garlic cloves into thin, uniform slices. Uniform slices will dry at the same rate, helping you avoid burning some 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 it in a place where there is good air circulation (a porch with open windows works great)
- Check the garlic after 10-12 hours. The slices should break in half with a crunch, not bend, when fully dried. It may take up to 15 hours to reach this point.
- Once dry, use a spice grinder, a coffee grinder (for spices), a mortar, and a pestle to grind the garlic in batches.
- Sift the ground garlic through a fine-mesh strainer to remove larger chunks and keep your garlic powder fine. This will result in a fine powder. Larger pieces may have a higher moisture content, which can cause the powder to clump; 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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