I have a lot of raspberries and would like to try making fruit leather. I found a great deal on a dehydrator at a rummage sale so that part is taken care of. The little recipe book says to puree the berries in a blender. Would raspberries be too seedy? I wondered about running them through a food stainer, like Victorio brand first. Has anyone tried that?
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver
Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 11:53:04 AM
Cindy- I am a fan of eating seeds. If they aren't too seedy when you are eating them then I don't think they are too seedy for processed foods.
That being said- some seeds do get bitter over time so if that is a concern (but how long is the fruit leather going to stick around- really? LOL) then you could always food mill it! :D
We tried to plan our gardening for staggered harvests. Key word there is "tried". I do love harvest time, thankful that our work has produced a good amount of food but it sure can be exuasting! It is fun though to have another option with the dehydrator. Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver
I too pulled my dehydrator off the shelf the other day. I have some apples to dry and carrots. Plan to do summer squash. Jill Lillian
Hallie
Video Sister
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Hallie
Pullman
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Posted - Sep 14 2010 : 11:18:04 AM
I've been developing recipes for my first fruit leathers for the past week. Trying out different thicknesses and adding sugars and spices.
I don't mind the raspberry or strawberry seeds at all -- in fact I think they are more "gourmet" as it reminds me that they are handmade. I don't think they're bitter at all, but then we've been gobbling up the fruit leather pretty quickly!
For me, the idea of putting them through the food mill and then cleaning the food mill just sounds like more work! I think Alee's right on though. The advantage of the food mill is that it mashes and sieves at the same time. So you don't have to clean so many different things. Maybe a few small test batches and taste tests are in order?
Fruit leather anyone?
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 09:23:35 AM
I think Alee's right on though. The advantage of the food mill is that it mashes and sieves at the same time. So you don't have to clean so many different things. Maybe a few small test batches and taste tests are in order?