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Oven Drying. 1  1. Preheat the oven to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius). 2  2. Turn the oven off. 3  3. Spread the mint leaves out onto a baking sheet.  4. Dry the leaves in the warm oven.
Dry for 6 hours (or more depending on desired dryness) and remove jerky from the dehydrator. Place dried strips on a baking sheet. Heat in a pre-heated 275Â°F oven for 10 minutes, which should bring the internal temperature of the meat strips to at least 160Â°F.