3rd Experiment

3^rd experiment

In our third experiment we have to do fruit leather. Each group has been given a different task to complete this assignment. As usual we have a short briefing with our chef Zaid about this experiment.

Objective for fruit leather:

1. Identify the reasons for the procedures used in drying fruits.
2. Explain the reasons for blanching some fruits and the reason for not blanching other fruits.
3. Compare the cost and the quality of home-dried with commercially dried fruits.
4. Evaluate the use of ascorbic acid in retaining color in dried products.
5. Compare the quality of product dried under the conditions tested in the experiment.
   
   
   
   
   Basic formula:
   
   
               2 ½ cup strawberries hulled and cut in hal
   25gram sugar
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Cooking Method:
   
   
   1. puree strawberries in blender until smooth. Stir in the sugar.
   2. line jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and fasten it to the edges with masking tape. Spread the fruit evenly in the pan.
   3. dry in oven at 140’F (60C) until complete dry and no longer sticky (approximately 12 hours). remove from the aluminum foil and roll up.
   4. Wrap the roll tightly in aluminum foil and store at room temperature in a tightly closed plastic bag or container. Note: Apple leather can be made using 1 ½ lb of apple (peeled, cored, and pureed), 90 ml water, 75 gram sugar, and 0.8 gram cinnamon.        
   
   
   
   
   For this experiment our group has been selected to make strawberries leather. This is part of or group do:
   
   
   1. Control – prepare the basic formula. Note the time required to dry.
        b.Dehydrator – prepare the basic formula, but place the pan in a dehydrator at 140’F (60’C). Note the time required to dry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    PICTURE OF THE EXPERIMENTS
   
   
   

   

   wash the strawberry for cutting

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   make it dry for a while

   
   

   

   cut the flower

   
   

   

   sugar

   
   

   

   during the progress of  the experiment

   
   

                  

   

   After 2 hours

   
   

   

   strawberry fruit leather

   
   
   
   
   final result of fruit leather 
   
   
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