Apple-Ginger Fruit Leather

Steps

• 1

  Peel, core and chop apples and place them in a blender. Add grated ginger, sugar and lemon juice. Blend into a puree.

  
• 2

  Pour the puree into a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring just to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low. Continue stirring occasionally, then more often, until mixture is very thick and has lost most of its moisture, about 35 to 40 minutes. NOTE: Mixture may splatter if you don't stir often enough, so don't walk away from the stove. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside.
• 3

  Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a 13-by-17-inch baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray or brush with vegetable oil. Pour mixture onto prepared sheet and, using a spatula, carefully smooth out into a very thin, very even layer.

  
• 4

  Place sheet in oven and bake until mixture is firm and barely tacky (but not crunchy), about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
• 5

  Remove from oven and allow leather to cool completely. Peel off very carefully and place, smooth-side down, on a sheet of wax paper.

  
• 6

  Use scissors to cut the leather into strips of desired width (recipe makes up to 16).

  
• 7

  Roll up strips and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 9 days.