Fruit & Vegetable leathers~~~Using a food dehydrator!!
Namaste!
I’m Nina and this is a great way to use your pulp from the juicer. I love juicing and I hate wasting food.
Pulp can be used to thicken stews and soups. You can use pulp for spreads on your crackers and breads. You can also use pulp to bake into your bread!
I love doing the above, but, for the children in our lives, the fruit leathers or “roll-ups” are fun and tasty.
The time it takes to make the leather is variant depending on the overall humidity, the machine, you elevation, and the thickness of your pulp and its water content.
Add a little lemon juice and stir to keep fruits from browning. You can also use pectin…or nothing at all. Browning isn’t going to take away the taste; I just looks pretty with brighter colors.
Only add a little bit of lemon or lime juice…like a 1/4 teaspoon.
Spread your pulp evenly on a piece of foil, wax paper or cling wrap that was already arranged on your dehydrator shelf.
Turn on your dehydrator and check the food hours later. The longer you dry food, the firmer it will be, the idea is to have this fruit and vegetable leather to be soft and pliable; so, use your discernment on the amount of time.
Only fresh cut fruits and vegetables take a longer time (24 hours in some cases), pulp usually takes about 1/4 of that time or much less.
I only made a small amount for this video, but, if I were to have filled all 4 or 5 racks, I may have needed to keep food on there for the entire day.
Please contact me with your comments and questions.
Thanks for watching
and thank you so much for your
encouragement!
Nina
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February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Clever!
Clever!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
ok this is my third …
ok this is my third post hope this one goes through I just wanted to know if you have any idea how long you can store fruit leather for
thanks Dusty
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Thanks for the info …
Thanks for the info I just posted a comment but I do not see it on here so I will try again. I dehydrated some tomato paste today it turned out like fruit leather. My question is do you know how long leathers will keep in storage?
Thanks Again
Dusty
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Hi Redfootwalking I …
Hi Redfootwalking I have a another question for you I just dehydrated tomato sauce which is like leather. Do you know how long leathers will keep iin storage.
Thanks Dusty
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
:0) Hello kosai19, …
:0) Hello kosai19, thanks for watching!!!
I am glad you are destressed thanks to the music…
:0) I think I’ll go and listen to a little music…my girls have been wound up all day and they may need to slow down a bit. :0) hehehe
take care and thanks again!! Nina
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Hi there …
Hi there dustycajungirl, Yes, you can use foil; that would work just fine. I just finished a batch last week and I used a piece of foil…it works perfect! :0)
thanks for your interest and for watching my video!!! Have a great day and enjoy!! Nina
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
The music is so …
The music is so relaxing. My stress from the day is gone. Thanks Nina!! Oh yeah great idea too
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Can you use tin …
Can you use tin foil in your dehydrator to put your pulp on?
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Thank you!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I love the music!
I love the music!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Hello there …
Hello there Agilitarian, you are so very welcome!! Thanks for watching my video! Nina
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
thank you!
thank you!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
:0) Hey there!! …
:0) Hey there!! Thanks so much for watching our video!! Thank you for the uplifting, encouraging words!!! Our girls love the fruit/veggie leathers and they are totally fun to make also! :0) take care, Nina
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
YAY She likes it! …
YAY She likes it! Awesome! Good job Momma!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Thank you so much …
Thank you so much for watching my video!!! Fruit and veggie leathers are so delicous!!!! let me know how they turn out!! :0) thanks again! Nina :0)
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Great video! Thanks …
Great video! Thanks for posting it! I am in the process now of making some!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
:0) You are very …
:0) You are very welcome!! :0) have a great evening and thanks again for watching!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Yes it is … …
Yes it is … thanks !!!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Thank you!!!
The …
Thank you!!!
The music is a piece from Sonata No. 14 In C Minor, K. 457 – II. Adagio.
very relaxing music, isn’t it…ahhhh
thank you for watching my video!! Nina