Comments on: Strawberry Fruit Leather

By: Earl Gray

Earl Gray — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:32:36 +0000

I made the last comment…..I went in and looked at the oven controls….It’s more like 150 degrees. for 9 hours… But using the oven is real easy and bug free…I have electric oven….

By: Earl Gray

Earl Gray — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:35:29 +0000

I use peaches, apricots,& strawberries.Not mixed together or you could if you wanted to Peal peaches,,,,,,,,apricots,& strawberries go in the blender unpealed..I add 3/4 cup sugar to 5 1/2 cups of peaches, and 1 cup of sugar to the 5 1/2 cups of apricot puree,,& 1/2 cup to 5 1/2 cups of strawberries..I went to the dollar store and bought 10 , 9 by 13 inch cookie sheets for a dollar apiece..I smeared a thin coat of margarine on the cookie sheet,,poured 1 cup of fruit puree on the cookie sheet….It takes 9 hours @ around 200 degrees to be leather,,,Some areas dry a little slower than other areas,,,It would dry better if the puree was spred evenly,,,but that is hard to do….The butter makes the leather NOT stick to cookie sheet….Hope this helps someone……

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:36:56 +0000

We have an electric food dehydrator/drying ??…(not sure exactly what they are called:)….but it has been a super investment. So far we have onlyy used it 2 make venison jerky (delicious!)….i know that several differen types of ”trays” or racks are available 2 purchase, includinng one made 4 making your on fruit leathers. Does anyone know where I can purchase the different trays for a decent price? i believe the brand name is Nesbit. Would LOVE 2 make our own apple leathers, etc

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:40:45 +0000

Yes, that’s tablespoon. Have fun!

By: donna f

donna f — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:45:16 +0000

in your recipe, is the T for tablespoon or tsp?? thanks for the recipe, i have been wanting to try this since i was a little girl

By: Regina W

Regina W — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:43:59 +0000

This has become a family favorite this summer! I’m trying out the sun-drying method now that it’s sunny and hot around here, but I saw that there were some questions about oven-drying it, so I thought I would share what I’ve found works for me.

Starting in the evening, prepare the fruit leather puree and pour into cling-wrap lined cookie sheets (I’ve found 2 cups of puree is perfect for a 10×15 sheet). Warm your oven to between 140-150 F, place sheets in oven (the temp is low enough that it doesn’t melt the wrap), turn off oven, close door, leave overnight. The next morning, rewarm the oven to between 140 and 150 F, replace the sheets, close door, turn it off, leave it. After 3 hrs the leather will be almost done, but not quite, so re-warm the oven and do the same process, but continue to check the leather every 40-60 min. It should be done within 2 hrs.

You could easily speed up this process by simply keeping the oven at 140F or by doing the warming/cooling cycles during the daytime. I figured this method out by starting the leather on a Saturday evening, warming the oven when I got up in the morning, and re-warming the oven again right before we left for church. The leather was done when we got back from church. I like how that worked out, so I haven’t tried speeding up the process at all. :)

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By: nancap

nancap — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:53:53 +0000

To remove skin from fruit ..freeze unwashed in freezer bags.When you need some… rinse under hot water or put in bowl of hot water..rub between hands……..THE SKIN FALLS RIGHT OFF..you do not waste any fruit Wait a minute or so and you can easily slice..I put 4 peaches or nectarines or plums in a bag.They are always there for a quick pie or fruit smoothie or rollup..Be sure to use freezer bags..I reuse these ..to double bag also…JUST WASH OUT AND DRY…Took me 74 years to learn this now I want to share with everyone….

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Kitchen Corner – Homemade Fruit Leather | The EcoMaker — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:07:38 +0000

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