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Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Leather

Ingredients:

  • 4 1/2 cups strawberries & kiwi
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • Sugar to taste (3 Tablespoons)

Directions:

  1. Dice up the fruit
  2. Place the fruit in a saucepan with the lemon juice over medium-low heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally until the fruit is very soft.
  3. Purée fruit in a blender until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl.
  4. Preheat oven to the lowest setting, at least somewhere between 140-170°F with rack in middle.
  5. Line a large baking sheet with plastic wrap. Spray the plastic wrap lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
  6. Pour hot purée onto prepared pan and spread thinly (as evenly as possible) into a rectangle using spatula.
  7. Dry purée in oven until it feels dry to the touch, about 6-8 hours.
  8. Cool on plastic on a rack until completely dry, at least 3 hours and up to 24.
  9. Place a sheet of parchment paper over leather, then peel leather off liner and roll up in parchment.
  10. Store wrapped in plastic for up to one month


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