Monday, September 17, 2012

oven-dried cherry tomatoes...

oven-dried cherry tomatoes... by credd
oven-dried cherry tomatoes..., a photo by credd on Flickr.
last week i had sun-dried tomatoes at #heirloomexpo12.
they were SO good...
i had to make some.

my daughter sent me a link to martha's oven dried tomatoes.
delicious!!!

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Ingredients

24 cherry tomatoes
8 to 10 plum tomatoes, cut in half
8 to 10 yellow, orange, red, or green tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick or thicker slices
1 tablespoon sugar
Herbs, such as basil, oregano, or rosemary, to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper



Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a pan with parchment; for thinnest chips, use a Silpat baking mat. Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, on pan, spaced 1/2 to 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with sugar and herbs; season with salt and pepper.


Transfer pan to oven; dry until juices have stopped running, edges are shriveled, and pieces have shrunken slightly; timing will vary depending on the variety, ripeness, and desired degree of dryness, 1 1/2 to 6 hours. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.