Fresh Onion Dip

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

Chop the onion and spread the pieces on a cookie sheet or large pizza pan (it works best if the cookie sheet or pizza pan is completely flat without edges on the sides).

After the oven heats up to 400 F. wait about 10 minutes to make sure the oven is good and hot.

Then, turn off the oven and immediately put the onions inside the oven and close the oven door as quickly as possible. Turn on the oven light and let the onions sit in the oven without opening the door for about 4 hours.

Then the onions should be dried and should come off the cooking sheet with a spatula. The chopped fresh onion (1/2 of a whole onion) yields about 1/4 heaping cup of dried onion.

In a medium size bowl add the sour cream, dried onions and bouillon granules. Stir all ingredients together, top with chopped chives, and serve right away or chilled.

Serve with your favorite potato chips or on top of a baked potato.

This onion dip lasts nicely in the refrigerator.