Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 Fresh peaches, nectarines, 6 Plums
-pears 4 1/2 ts Sugar
OR Plastic wrap for microwave

Servings: 6 or 7 fruit leathers

QUAN MEAS ING **

*DIRECTIONS* In blender or food processor, blend fruit and sugar until
smooth. Pour fruit puree' into micorwave-safe bowl and cook on high
8 - 10 minutes, or until puree' is reduced by about half. Lay a piece
of microwave safe plastic wrap on a 10 inch microwave safe plate.
Evenly spread 1/4 c. fruit mixture to a 6 1/2" diameter circle. Make
sure edges are not too thin or they will scorch. Elevate plate on to
of inverted (upside down) microwave safe saucer. Microwave at medium
(50 %) power about 5 minutes or until leather is no longer sticky in
center. If more cooking time is needed, cook at medium in 25 second
increments, watching closely so that leather does not burn.

Carefully place plastic wrap with fruit leather on wire rack to cool.
Let stand at room temperature overnight to dry. Repeat with
remaining fruit puree'. Roll up leathers in plastic wrap. Store at
room temp up to a week.

SUNSHINE METHOD:

Follow directions above through cooking fruit puree' in microwave.
Let cool. On plastic wrapped trays or cookie sheets, spread fruit
into 6 1/2" circle or rectangle 1/4" thick. Cover Pans with
cheesecloth. Place pans in direct sunlight for 12 - 24 hours until
dry. Fruit leather is done when edges pull back from plastic and
center is no longer sticky.

Courtesy Of: Joann Pierce

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