Mike's Oven Dried Herbs

I swear my 7 year old students are culinary gangstas! They not only toast, grind and jar their own Asian and Mexican spices but, they dry their own herbs. This process is so easy and man is it a delicious little money saver! Excellent work you crazy little kitchen monkeys!
Mike's Oven Dried Herbs
I swear my 7 year old students are culinary gangstas! They not only toast, grind and jar their own Asian and Mexican spices but, they dry their own herbs. This process is so easy and man is it a delicious little money saver! Excellent work you crazy little kitchen monkeys!
Cooking Instructions
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Fresh Thai Sweet Basil pictured.
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Lightly spray tinfoil with Pam. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
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Allow to cool and shread dried leaves from stems.
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Hand crush dried Thai Basil leaves.
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Lightly spray tinfoil again with Pam.
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Bake fresh Cilantro for 25 minutes at 350°.
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Allow to cool.
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Hand crush dried Cilantro leaves.
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Lightly spray tinfoil with Pam again.
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Bake Parsley at 350° for 25 minutes.
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Hand crush dried Parsley leaves.
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Opps! My students forgot to publish their dried green onion directions. Sorry! Just follow the Thai Sweet Basil directions up above.
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Hand crushed dried green chives pictured.
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Or consider your dehydrator if you have one.
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Fresh Basil pictured for dehydrator.
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Seal everything up air tight. Use as needed. Enjoy the savory!
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