OBJECTIVE:-
- . Identify the reasons for the procedures used in driying fruits.
- Explain the reason for blanching some vegetables and the reason for not blanching other vegetable and fruits.
- Compare the cost quality of home- dried with commecially dried fruits.
- Evaluate the use of ascorbic acid in retaining color in dried products.
THIS IS THE BASIC FORMULA FOR MAKING FRUIT LEATHER
(21/ 2c) Peach, hulled and cut in half
(25g) Sugar
METHOD:-
- Puree strawberries in blender until smooth. Stir in the sugar. Line jelly roll pan with aluminium foil and fasten it to the edges with masking tape.
- Spread the fruit evenly in the pan. Dry in oven at 140F (60C) until completely dry and no longer sticky ( approximately 12 hours).
- Remove from alumium foil and roll up. Wrap the roll tightly in aluminium foil and store at room temperature in a tightly closed plastic bag or container. Note: Apple leather can be made using 11/2 1b of apples ( peeled, cored, and pureed), 90ml water, 75g sugar, and 0.8g cinnamon.
This is our task for this week...
1) Control- Prepared the basic formula ( by using peach fruit) . Note the time required to dry.
This the ingredient
Puree peach in blender until smooth
Stir in the sugar
(Put parchment paper in the tray) Spread the fruit evenly in the tray by using rubber spatula and dry in oven at 140F (60C) until completely dry and no longer sticky ( approximately 12 hours )
Before Bake
After Bake
2) Honey, 140F (60C) oven - prepare basic formula, but substitude 30 ml honey for the sugar. Dry in oven at 140F. Note the time required to dry.
The ingredient
Puree peach in blender until smooth
This time stir in the honey 30ml ( spread the fruit evenly in the pan and dry in oven at 140F (60C) until completely dry and no longer sticky)
Before Bake
After Bake
This is the result of the fruit leather:
Treatment
|
Colour
|
Flavour
|
Tenderness
|
Texture
|
Strawberry, Sugar
|
Maroon
|
Sour
|
Hard
|
Crispy
|
Strawberry, Honey
|
Maroon
|
Sour
|
Soft
|
Chewy
|
Peach, Sugar
|
Pale Yellow
|
Sweet Sour
|
Hard
|
Crispy
|
Peach, Honey
|
Pale Yellow
|
Sweet Sour
|
Soft
|
Chewy
|
Kiwi, Sugar
|
Yellow Brown
|
Sour
|
Hard
|
Crispy
|
Kiwi, Honey
|
Yellow Brown
|
Sour
|
Soft
|
Chewy
|
Dragon Fruit, Sugar
|
Red Purple
|
Tasteless
|
Wet
|
Wet
|
Dragon Fruit, Honey
|
Red Purple
|
Tasteless
|
Crispy
|
Wet
|
Apple, Sugar
|
Pale Brown
|
Sweet
|
Soft
|
Wet
|
Apple, Honey
|
Pale Brown
|
Sweet
|
Soft
|
Wet
|
