As I wrote yesterday, I recently made a great buy... 10 pounds of baking potatoes for just .99 cents... so I bought 100 pounds! We've used only 1 bag (10 pounds) so I've decided to get out my dehydrator and make sure I don't have 90 pounds of rotting potatoes.
- Wash potatoes.
- Cut them into 1/4 inch slices. (I leave the peel on.)
- Blanch the potatoes in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to large bowl that has 1/2 cup lemon juice and 2 quarts cold water. Soak for about 45 minutes to keep them from oxidizing while they dry.
- Place the potato slices on the dehydrator sheets, just barely touching (remember, they shrink!).
- Dry until all the moisture is gone; they will be brittle when dry.
- I store in baggies, and place the baggies in my many canning jars. I label with contents and date, and make sure the label (usually dark construction paper) covers the whole jar to keep out light.
- To use dried potatoes, reconstitute 1 cup of potatoes in 1 cup of water (potatoes = water) for 25 minutes, then cook as if they are any other raw potato. I usually just add to soup!
We love potatoes! My gluten-free Kid loves a baked potato with lots of sour cream, real butter and cheese. So I'm only dehydrating about 70 pounds of potatoes, leaving the rest for baking. Now where's my mandolin?!?!
2 comments:
How many servings will one cup of potatoes make? I have been dehydrating potatoes but I haven't cooked any yet. I bought a 50 lbs bag for 12.99 in the spring and then our local university gave a friend of mine 100 lbs and he shared them with me. So we can lots of "beans and taters"!
GRITS
Grits: I guess it depends on what you're making, and who you're serving! One of my readers, Trashdigger, says that he can't get away with less than a 10-pound bag of potatoes for his family, which I'm under the impression, isn't large. We can do 1-2 pounds for the three of us. Vikki
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