Bullwolf
07-06-2017, 11:54 PM
I garden, and I grow a lot of different things to eat. Also can some stuff as well, and freeze other things like fruits and berries to later make jam and jellies from.
I've had poor luck canning and freezing potatoes however.
I recently stumbled across a recipe online for:
How to Make Dehydrated Potato Flakes From Scratch (http://thehomesteadinghippy.com/make-dehydrated-potato-flakes-scratch/)
http://thehomesteadinghippy.com/make-dehydrated-potato-flakes-scratch/
It seemed pretty simple, and I already have a food dehydrator and food processor, so I figured what the heck I'd give it a try.
I'll be darned if the potato flakes didn't come out just like commercial ones, minus the chemicals and preservatives of course.
More importantly for me, it was an easy way to store my home grown potatoes. Since they are dried, and I store the flakes inside Ball canning jars, they should last a few years at least... Assuming that I don't get into them sooner.
I mostly followed the recipe linked above to the letter, except that I ground up my dehydrated potato flakes to an extra fine consistency.
Place the broken up dehydrated potato flakes in an Oskar food processor first, and then for the second finer grind, I just used my spare coffee bean grinder.
(The clean one, that I use to grind up spices)
Only other tip I can think of to add, is to spread the mashed potatoes thin in the food dehydrator, not thick.
I used parchment paper, and my Nesco American Harvest food dehydrator. The same food dehydrator that I make my jerky with.
http://www.nesco.com/i/s_p/fd_60lgwb.jpg
Thought it might be of interest to others here who grow their own potatoes.
- Bullwolf
I've had poor luck canning and freezing potatoes however.
I recently stumbled across a recipe online for:
How to Make Dehydrated Potato Flakes From Scratch (http://thehomesteadinghippy.com/make-dehydrated-potato-flakes-scratch/)
http://thehomesteadinghippy.com/make-dehydrated-potato-flakes-scratch/
It seemed pretty simple, and I already have a food dehydrator and food processor, so I figured what the heck I'd give it a try.
I'll be darned if the potato flakes didn't come out just like commercial ones, minus the chemicals and preservatives of course.
More importantly for me, it was an easy way to store my home grown potatoes. Since they are dried, and I store the flakes inside Ball canning jars, they should last a few years at least... Assuming that I don't get into them sooner.
I mostly followed the recipe linked above to the letter, except that I ground up my dehydrated potato flakes to an extra fine consistency.
Place the broken up dehydrated potato flakes in an Oskar food processor first, and then for the second finer grind, I just used my spare coffee bean grinder.
(The clean one, that I use to grind up spices)
Only other tip I can think of to add, is to spread the mashed potatoes thin in the food dehydrator, not thick.
I used parchment paper, and my Nesco American Harvest food dehydrator. The same food dehydrator that I make my jerky with.
http://www.nesco.com/i/s_p/fd_60lgwb.jpg
Thought it might be of interest to others here who grow their own potatoes.
- Bullwolf