Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Dehydrating pizza sauce
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Twins87 |
quote OldFingers57: "It all depends on how long you dehydrate it. It will take longer to get it dry enough to run thru a blender or coffee grinder to get it to powder. Plus it depends on what you desire in the finished product. We've done spaghetti sauce to a fruit leather and used it that way. " Thanks. I tend to be impatient :-) so I suspect I'll go with the fruit leather texture as long as I know it will work that way. |
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billconner |
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OBX2Kayak |
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Twins87 |
Should it end up one big leathery sheet (like the canned fire roasted diced tomatoes I did a few weeks ago) Or should it be completely dried and then run through the blender to create powder? Are both options or will I be able to tell when I get home and it's finished? |
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HammerII |
I make some every years when the garden over runs with tomato's. I start by seeding a bunch of tomatos(I use roma tomato's cause i think they have a richer fuller favor)and dry them for a day or two. When they're "crisp" and break under finger pressure I move them to the blender and turn them into powder. So what so good about that? Add 4 table spoons of tomato powder, 2 table spoons of powdered milk, a 1/2 teaspoon of corn starch and your favorite herbs or blends with a pinch of salt. Now add boiling water and you have a great tomato soup or base for a soup or start of something different for dinner in the wilds with out carrying a load of weight. |
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NotLight |
If I thin the sauce with water, it seems like it dries faster and less leathery. I think because the end result is a thinner sheet due to less solids per square inch in the finished product. When dried, I've dusted mine with a thin layer of white flour to keep from sticking together. I can't say for sure it helps. I've packed it as both leather and also powdered in food processor. I made the mistake of dehydrating canned tomato sauce (has spices) vs tomato puree (same thing, no spices) this spring. Maybe a personal thing, i'd just rather add my own spices. I rinse and drain my diced tomatoes before drying, spread out a bit, and don't touch until fully dry in dehydrator. This have a good result with nice individual pieces, more or less, not a leather. If you stop the dehydrator before the diced tomatoes are fully dry, they make an interesting trail snack. |
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Twins87 |
Our campfire pizzas now will be made entirely from dehydrated ingredients except for the string cheese and Naan bread. |