Miso Spice - miso

Method

• Heat the oven to 175.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Smear the miso in an even layer, as thinly as possible, over the parchment.
• Its O.K.
• if its ragged around the edges or even a little thick in places.
• Bake, undisturbed, until large pieces of miso peel easily from the paper, about 3 hours.
• Turn the pieces and bake on the other side, until the miso crumbles easily, another 3 to 4 hours.
• Let the miso cool, then crumble it with your fingers or grind finely in a spice mill or designated coffee grinder.
• (It keeps in the fridge in a sealed jar for months.)