While canning and dehydrating deplete food of up to half of it’s nutritional value, freeze-drying retains almost 100% of the food’s nutritional value. These raspberries below are completely dry. They will melt in your mouth, can be ground into a fine powder, be used in baking and ...
Things that are freeze-dried: Astronaut food. Emergency rations. And, just maybe, some future COVID-19 vaccines. Freeze-drying is a method for removing water from a product. First, you freeze the item you're trying to dehydrate, causing any water in it to become ice. Then, you remove ...
Photo courtesy Ed Grabianowski and Deborah Hanny A single batch in the Electro Freeze takes 15 to 20 minutes and produces two gallons of ice cream. This step can be accomplished at home with a rock salt/ice mixture for freezing and a hand or electric cranked dasher to mix and scrape off...
Step 1: Freeze the mug it will be served in. This is, of course, an optional step. However, it does work very nicely to put a frosty drink in a frosty mug! Step 2: Blend chocolate milk, hot chocolate mix, and ice cubes in a blender. I used my Ninja blender for this recipe, a...
Here’s a great article on freeze-drying if you want to learn more about the process. Storing Dried Apple Slices Dried apple slices can be stored in an airtight container, like a re-purposed glass jar or glass storage container, or a reusable storage bag. If you want the dried apple ...
My husband bough a very large container of fresh mozzarella balls. There is no way that we can finish it all in a short time frame. So I want to freeze some of it. I am worried about the cheese losing its texture as a result though. The mozzarella balls are in a liquid though. I...
When you want to use it, thaw and let it rise. It will keep in the freezer about 4 weeks, but after that the yeast starts going bad. When you freeze or store homemade breads, be sure to wrap them well so they don’t lose their moisture. If you don’t think you will use baked...
Darcy Baldwin is the creator of The Purposeful Pantry. She is a Christ-follower and all-around geek who is passionate about teaching others dehydrating, freeze-drying, and other food preservation methods to stock their pantries well. Darcy is the author of Dehydrating Basics & Journal.Similar...
If not adding pectin, you need to test whether or not your jelly has jelled. You can use a candy thermometer, but if you don’t have one, here are a couple of ideas. Remove a spoonful of the juice 5 minutes after you’ve added the sugar, let it cool for a minute, then tip the...
Plus, you can make these ahead and freeze them until you are ready for a quick breakfast or snack on the go. 25 Baking Mistakes You’re Probably Making (and Easy Ways to Fix Them) 11. Cottage Cheese Cottage cheese is inexpensive and is a low-fat, protein snack. It’s an excellent ...