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Dehydrating Bananas
Yahweh blessed us with some bananas this week. Never one to turn down free food, I pulled out the dehydrator and Yehoshua and I got busy!
We had nine trays to fill. Yehoshua helped by throwing the wrappers in the trash can and then peeling bananas for me. I trimmed any bruises or strings and used a butter knife to slice them. Then Yehoshua helped me line the trays with the slices. As you can see, I had a whole box full of bananas to use, so I sliced mine nice and thick (about 1/4-inch).
Eliyahu felt a little left out, so I put him up in his high chair and let him eat some bananas while we worked. He loved that!
Yehoshua peeled and peeled. He was fast!! And he loved doing it. Not many two-year-olds get to peel 75+ bananas, all in one morning!
I think it took us about 1 1/2 hours to fill the dehydrator, and I was trying to work quickly. As the time passed and the peels piled up, Yehoshua decided to take a break. He gave Eliyahu some spinning car rides in the kitchen.
The full dehydrator! It will probably take 24+ hours for these to dry, since they're so thick. The dried bananas will make a tasty snack -- Yehoshua and I especially love them! :)
After filling the drhydrator, I still had some bananas left. I set aside some for Joshua's lunches, and made a triple batch of Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. I ended up freezing about half of the muffins for future use.
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What a productive day! Great
What a productive day!
Great photos.
Meredith from Merchant Ships
How do you get free
How do you get free banana's?
Bananas
Sometimes, Yahweh surprises us. :) They were a gift. I'll just say that we never know where our next blessing might come from, but our Heavenly Father loves to bless His children in unique ways! :)
What a fun day ;-)
Looks like you had a blessed time with the younguns!
I have never used a food dehydrator. How much do they cost? Where do you get them? WalMart? How do you know how long to keep food in so it doesn't get over dehydrated?
I still have yet to try the banana chocolate chip muffins. I might make them when DH is gone (save some in the freezer for him though)and bring them to church. ;-)
Food Dehydrators
Thanks, Meredith! :)
Dawn, we purchased our dehydrator second-hand from some friends of ours. We have an Excalibur dehydrator, which are excellent. (They last a long time and work really well!) I think they are fairly expensive brand new.
There are suggested drying times and temperatures, and so I have an estimate, and I just taste the food to see if it's done. :)
Wal-mart sells dehydrators, but some cheap dehydrators dry unevenly and don't hold much food.
Freezing muffins
Hi Tammy,
I am inspired to make some muffins of my own and was wondering if you froze your muffins b4 or after you baked them? Thanks!
Shannon
Freezing Muffins
Hi, Shannon! Thanks for commenting! I always freeze my muffins after they're baked. I thaw them out on a plate (out of the wrapper).
Looks fun!
What a wonderful blessing. Your house must have smelt like bananas too. :) Enjoy your banana chips. :)
~Tanya
Banana chips
It sure did smell like bananas! :) We ate a lot of them while they were drying, too... ;) So warm and chewy! Yum! :)
dehydrating bananas
I was wondering if you have had your bananas stick to the tray before. I really like your children's names.
longpela1@yahoo.com
Drying bananas...
No, ours have never stuck to the trays. The trays do need washed afterwards, but they aren't extremely dirty, just a little sticky. :) I think the type of dehydrator one has might make a difference. Ours has clear plastic "screen" sheets that lay on the trays. To take the food off, we just pick up the screen sheet and roll it or move it a little to "pop" off the dried bananas. :)
Thank you, about the childrens' names. :)
drying bananas
Hi, i tried doing the dried bananas but it did not get crispy. What shoul i do? thank yoU!
Crispy dried bananas
I would suggest either slicing the bananas more thinly or drying them for a longer time. :)
solution
Did you pre-treat the bananas in a solution? We are going to try drying bananas and I keep getting mixed information..If so, what did you use?
Drying bananas
I don't do anything extra to the bananas -- just slice and dry! They do turn dark, of course. I dry them on the highest setting for my dehydrator (145 degrees). :)
Banana Dehydrating
Although I've never tried it, I was told that Pam sprayed on the drying trays helps prevent sticking. I use a Nesco Gardenmaster Dehydrator which has an adjustable thermostat going to 155 degrees F. I use the highest setting and place the pieces on a solid sheet of plastic.
I have a question maybe you can help with. Is there a tool which can be used to slice the bananas to a consistent thickness? The only thing my old brain can think of is one of those expensive Deli-Type meat slicer. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Linwood Ray
banana slicer
http://www.pfaltzgraff.com/ecomm/Itemdetail.asp?T1=F3105400
or just do a search for banana slicer
using pam to keep from sticking
To the lady that said she heard you could use pam to keep them from sticking. That may work if you are going to eat them fairly soon. But if you are going to store them for any length of time the oil will get rancid and the fruit non edible.
Chris Freeman
banana slicer
an adjustable cheese slicer works well too.
dried bananas
hi there, I have the nesco american harvest dehydrator and I like it. I have tried to dehydrate bannanas before and first without treating them they turned pink!! yes bright neon pink! of course I did not eat them. then many years later I bought a powdered treatment and soaked them for about 5 minutes following the instructions and then they turned dark brown. how do you get them to look normal? where do you live and what is the climate? first try was in north carolina- very humid, second try was in colorado-very dry. help, I am tired of making banana bread and muffins and just want some darn dried bananas!!!!
dehydrating bananas
Am I to use a lemon and sugar on them to make them taste a little better on this and add some water to them to make them tart to?
How do you store food in the
How do you store food in the freezer? (ziploc bzgs? special containers? what?)Tereza
banana chips
You can also add cinnamon on top of them!
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