We live in a town void of orchards. It is the worst. It means no road-side stands or 'pick-your-own' farms. It means super lame grocery store fruit. It also means long winters. But! I had a friend who knew of a friend who had a friend that lived in Washington State and who was coming to Montana with a truck full of peaches. Peaches! We jumped on that boat as fast as we could. We are peach people.
And so we have spent the past week having a peach with every meal. And for every snack. It was probably the best week of my life. And then things got dramatic: the peaches were at their prime and we still had half a box left. What to do?! I'm not cool enough to know how to can stuff. And our freezer can only hold so many frozen peach slices. How 'bout fruit leather? Okay.
Peach Leather:
4 peeled, pitted peaches
juice of one lemon
Combine peaches + lemon juice in a blender and blend until no chunks remain. Pour into lightly greased dehydrater trays (this amount yielded three trays). Press the 'on' button. Take a nap. When leather is done becoming leather (5 ish hours? I'm not sure, I was taking a serious nap) cut into strips and roll in parchment paper.
Yay! Yum!
And so we have spent the past week having a peach with every meal. And for every snack. It was probably the best week of my life. And then things got dramatic: the peaches were at their prime and we still had half a box left. What to do?! I'm not cool enough to know how to can stuff. And our freezer can only hold so many frozen peach slices. How 'bout fruit leather? Okay.
Peach Leather:
4 peeled, pitted peaches
juice of one lemon
Combine peaches + lemon juice in a blender and blend until no chunks remain. Pour into lightly greased dehydrater trays (this amount yielded three trays). Press the 'on' button. Take a nap. When leather is done becoming leather (5 ish hours? I'm not sure, I was taking a serious nap) cut into strips and roll in parchment paper.
Yay! Yum!
