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	Title: Apple Cream Leather

		Categories: Snacks, Fruits, Dehydrator Yield: 1 Servings 6 ea Apples 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves 1 c Nonfat yogurt -- (plain) 1/2 ts Nutmeg Puree ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth. Place fruit leather sheets in dehydrator trays. Spread puree over fruit leather sheets, 1/4" thick. Dry until leathery (pliable but not sticky). Title: Berry Leather and Chips Categories: Dehydrator, Fruits, Snacks Yield: 1 Servings The ingredients may be a bit uncommon....but the theory is the same, no matter what fruit you use, so make cherry leather...or orange leather...or....well you get the idea. PUREES, FRUIT LEATHERS & CHIPS: Fruit leathers are dried leathery sheets of pureed fruit. Fruit chips are made from crisp fruit leather that breaks easily. Both have tangy, concentrated fruit flavor that makes them a favorite snack for anyone, especially handy to pack in a lunch or rucksack. Much of the following information about making purees, fruit leathers and chips and the individual recipes are excerpted and adapted from University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin P-228, "Fruit Leather" PUREE: To make berry purees, rinse berries, drain, put in a blender and blend until the consistency of thick puree. Most berries do not need to be cooked. Salmonberries and highbush cranberries have larger seeds and should be put through a sieve after blending to remove seeds. Title: How To Dry Puree and Fruit Leather Categories: Fruits, Dehydrator Yield: 1 Servings Line a cookie sheet (12 x 17 inches) with plastic wrap. This size cookie sheet holds approximately 2 cups of puree. Spread puree or fruit leather evenly over the plastic but do not push it completely to the sides. Leave a bit of plastic showing for easy removal. Place on a card table or picnic table in the hot sun to dry. If the plastic is bigger than the cookie sheet and extends up the sides, anchor it with clothes pins so it will not flop down and cover the edges of the leather. Puree should dry in the sun six to eight hours. The heat of the sun and the humidity make drying time variable. Puree and fruit leather may be dried in an oven set at 140 degrees (F). Too high a heat will disintegrate the plastic. Leave the oven door ajar so moisture can escape. It takes about six hours in the oven. It can also be placed in the back window of a car and dried. Leave the car windows open about 1 inch. To make sure the fruit leather is completely dried, pull from the plastic wrap or touch to see if the fruit leather is "tacky." Purees without sugar will be much drier and more brittle. If it is not completely dry it will mold during storage. When the fruit leather becomes too dry, it will crack and crumble and won't roll, but is still good to eat....call it "fruit chips." STORING PUREE AND FRUIT LEATHER Roll fruit leather loosely in plastic wrap and store in the cupboard. To store puree without sugar for other uses, break it into small pieces and store in plastic bags in a dry, cool place or in the freezer. Rose hip powder may be made by crushing dried puree with a rolling pin until it is fine enough to suit you. This may be stored in small jars in a cool, dry place. It is good to sprinkle over cereal and to include in hot cakes and other dishes. Title: Rhubarb Leather and Chips Categories: Dehydrator, Fruits, Snacks Yield: 1 Servings The ingredients may be a bit uncommon....but the theory is the same, no matter what fruit you use, so make cherry leather...or orange leather...or....well you get the idea. PUREES, FRUIT LEATHERS & CHIPS: Fruit leathers are dried leathery sheets of pureed fruit. Fruit chips are made from crisp fruit leather that breaks easily. Both have tangy, concentrated fruit flavor that makes them a favorite snack for anyone, especially handy to pack in a lunch or rucksack. Much of the following information about making purees, fruit leathers and chips and the individual recipes are excerpted and adapted from University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin P-228, "Fruit Leather" PUREE: Wash and cut about 1 quart of rhubarb into small 1/2" pieces. Put 1/4 cup water in a saucepan and add rhubarb. Cook only until rhubarb starts to soften. Let cool slightly; put in blender and make into puree. This should make about 2 cups of puree. Title: Rose Hip Leather and Chips Categories: Dehydrator, Fruits, Snacks Yield: 1 Servings The ingredients may be a bit uncommon....but the theory is the same, no matter what fruit you use, so make cherry leather...or orange leather...or....well you get the idea. PUREES, FRUIT LEATHERS & CHIPS: Fruit leathers are dried leathery sheets of pureed fruit. Fruit chips are made from crisp fruit leather that breaks easily. Both have tangy, concentrated fruit flavor that makes them a favorite snack for anyone, especially handy to pack in a lunch or rucksack. Much of the following information about making purees, fruit leathers and chips and the individual recipes are excerpted and adapted from University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin P-228, "Fruit Leather" MAKING PUREES: PUREE: Use soft rose hips (the riper they are the sweeter they are). It takes about 4 cups of rose hips to make 2 cups of puree. Remove stalks and blossom ends. Rinse berries in cold water. Put them into a pan and add enough water to almost cover. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Press through a sieve or strainer. All that does not go through the sieve is placed in the pan again. Add a little water, enough to almost cover, if you want a thicker puree, add slightly less. This time heat but do not boil so vigorously. This will dissolve a little more of the fruit so that it will go through the sieve. Press again and then repeat the process one more time. By now, most of the fruit should have gone through the sieve leaving only seeds and skin to discard. Title: Fruit Leather Categories: Fruits Yield: 4 Servings 3 c Sliced apples, pears, etc * 1 pn Salt 1 pn Ground Cinnamon Juice of 1/2 Lemon * prunes, dried apricots, or berries Cook the fruit in enough water to cover, until very soft. Drain. Mix in other ingredients. Puree in food processor fitted with steel blade, or in blender. Spread no more than 1/4" thick on a very well-greased cookie sheet with edges (grease the edges too.) Leave in the oven set on the lowest temp (or just the pilot light in gas ovens) for at least 6 hours or overnight. Cut into 3x4" pieces and roll up in pieces of wax paper. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer until needed. Title: Fruit Leather Categories: Snacks, Fruits Yield: 2 Sheets 1 lb Sliced ripe strawberries -OR- peaches or apricots -OR- plums 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Lemon juice In a saucepan, cook the fruit, sugar and lemon over moderate heat, stirring all the while, until it boils. Remove fruit with a slotted spoon, transferring the pieces to a blender or food processor. Puree fruit pieces until smooth, then return to saucepan. Let cool to room temperature. Line two large baking sheets with a single layer of wide plastic wrap, allowing wrap to come up sides of pan, just to the top of the pan rim. Pour puree over wrap, spreading it evenly. Leave pans in oven set on lowest temperature (150 degrees F. or less), with oven door left slightly open. The leather should be ready after 5 hours. Check to see if it can be easily peeled from the plastic wrap. Store leather (still attached to plastic wrap), rolled up in airtight containers. Makes 2 sheets, each about 8 inches square. Title: Strawberry Rhubarb Leather Categories: Dehydrator, Fruits Yield: 1 Servings 1 c Rhubarb 1/4 c Water 2 c Strawberries sliced 1/2 c Sugar Combine finely chopped rhubarb and water. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add strawberries and sugar. Simmer another 5 minutes. Puree mixture until smooth in a blender or food processor. Dehydrate in a dehydrator or in oven.* To dry in an oven just set temp at lowest possible setting --about 140 degress would be good. Dry until fruit feels leather like ;yet pliable. This would probably best be done on parchment paper, Remove the leather while it is still warm and roll it up.