Weekly Cooking (and related issues) Thread

[JRandomFreeper]

It looks to me, after a short experimentation, that the bananas need a quick toss in veg oil to keep the chips from sticking to the dehydrator.

/johnny

[MomwithHope]

I’ve used a dehydrator for bananas before, also did tomatoes and jerky. Tossing in oil would work but I would use spray oil on the drying racks. Less oil and I didn’t need to coat the food. When it’s time to flip the food the tops are so dry they do not stick.

[MomwithHope]

I know a bit about freezing bananas. We have a Champion juicer that we bought when we first got married. 37 years and still going strong. You can either juice with it or make solid stuff like peanut butter. I take bananas that are just ripe but won’t get eaten, peel them and freeze whole in good plastic wrap. Toss a few of them frozen down the Champion and it tastes just like soft serve ice cream. Really!

[JRandomFreeper]

Probably a better solution to spray oil on the racks instead. I'll keep that in mind.

/johnny

[Jamestown1630]

Breakfast looks good. And so do you, with or without hair ;-)

-JT

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

The fuchsia jelly had a strong almost fermented flavor as I remember it. I don’t remember any lemony flavor. It was real dark like black cherry. Sorry I took so long getting back to you but I got to doing something else and forgot.

[JRandomFreeper]

Today I'm making fry bread. What kind? Don't know exactly until I get done. It's a take off on Indian fry bread (probably feather and not dot).

I'm starting now with a pseudo sourdough that ought to last for at least a week before it dies.

It has warm water, yeast, honey, sugar, grape skins and is sitting on the counter, covered with a bar-mop (kitchen towel).

I'll use that for a base later for the fry bread.

Eventually, I'll do pictures. I'm taking them as I go.

/johnny

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve never had fry bread. Is it anything like funnel cake?

Somehow, when I’ve heard about Indian fry bread, I’ve thought it a savory bread. Is it sweet?

-JT

[JRandomFreeper]

It can be savory or sweet. The Navajo use it savory in place of a tortilla to make tacos.

They are also eaten with honey and powdered sugar for sweet. I think of it more like Beignets without a filling being default.

It's pretty versatile.

That's the feather version. The dot version is like flat-bread.

/johnny

[Jamestown1630]

Thanks, Johnny. I’ll look into the Navajo and the ‘dot’ styles. Those are intriguing.

-JT