Strawberries are in season! I love strawberry fruit rollups but haven't been able to find any in local grocery stores for the last few years. I never really considered trying to make some for myself until I saw a recipe on a blog. Then I looked up several recipes and decided to try the Strawberry Leather Recipe on Epicurious a try.
I looked online and found a local farm that produces five varieties of strawberries. I looked up the varieties and found that the Albion is supposed to be sweeter than average. I had my hopes set on trying this variety out, but left the fruit stand disappointed. We picked up 2 packs of strawberries anyways. I used up one pack to test out the recipe.
4 1/2 cups of halved strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
I blended the strawberries and sugar, then sieved out the seeds. I brought the strawberry puree to a boil and lowered the heat (medium low) - simmering for about an hour. The strawberry puree almost boiled over and Daddy helped me transfer it to a bigger pot. I watched over it and stirred it frequently. After, I lined two trays with parchment paper, added the strawberry puree as thinly and evenly as I could. Would be better if I had a silicone baking sheet - since the parchment paper warped/wrinkled. I preheated the oven to 200F and baked one tray for 2 hours and the other for 3 hours. I left both trays to continue to dry and cool on a cooling rack overnight. I cut them into strips and rolled them up.
Result: the 2 hour tray had some mushy spots that didn't dry enough - but the pieces were softer. The 3 hour tray had dried completely, but was a bit tougher (especially around the edges). I might have to try 2.5 hours next time.
I tried to offer some to Isaac but he didn't want to try it at all. He did taste it after when I had him distracted (watching a dog), but he's not very interested in the strawberry leather. Oh well, more for me.
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