How to Dry Onions and Make Onion Powder

How to Dry Onions and Make Onion Powder
Using a dehydrator or oven

Peel sweet onions or shallots. Slice 1/8 thick and chop into fine pieces. Spread thinly over trays. Dry at 120° F for 24 to 30 hours or until brittle. Stir onions every 8 hours and rotate trays. It will take 2 to 3 days to sun dry….bring the trays in at night.

How to make onion powder

After you dry the onions you can easily crumble the chopped pieces in your hand. Allow the onions to cool. Then grind with a coffee grinder, spice mill, food processor or mortar and pestle until you reach your desired consistency. Store your finished onion powder in an air-tight container in a cool, dry place or freezer.