Dehydrate Tomato Paste and make Tomato Powder
Dehydrate tomato paste and stop wasting half a can, and make more room in your pantry with versatile tomato powder.
Equipment
- Dehdyrator
- Fruit Leather Trays
- Bullet blender
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz Tomato Paste
Instructions
Dehydrate Tomato Paste
- Spread tomato paste onto nonstick trays in a ¼" layer
- Dry at 125°F 52°C for anywhere from 8-12 hours, until crisp and dry
- After 8 hours or so, flip your leathers, if possible, to help speed up drying.
- Tomato leather is dry when it is pliable, but not tacky.
- Store palm sized pieces of tomato leather in an airtight container with a desiccant pack
Make Tomato Powder
- Place pieces of tomato leather into grinder of your choice. (Do not overload)
- Pulse until broken into small pieces
- Blend for 30-second increments until a smooth powder is created.
- Place powder onto cookie sheets and place in the oven preheated to 170°F and then turned off to allow powders to fully dry
- Store powder in an airtight container with desiccant packs.
Reconstitute to Tomato Paste
- Mix 1 part tomato paste powder to 1.5 parts water (1 Tb to 1.5 Tbs)
- Allow to thicken to desired consistency