What to do with Tomato Peels?

All safe canning recipes require that you either peel the tomatoes, or remove the peels (and seeds) by running the sauce through a food mill. So, after canning another 20 pound box of tomatoes, I had a heap of soggy tomato peels.

Last year, for the first time, I dehydrated them and then ran them through the blender and made tomato powder. It was a great way to add extra tomato flavor to soups and stews (and chilis and marinara), without roasting the tomato puree for 48 hours to get tomato paste.

So, this year, I decided to document it for the blog.

I peeled the tomatoes using the core, score, boil for 90 seconds, ice bath and peel method. And it left me with a big pile of peels, that I put through a salad spinner. I then laid them out on the dehydrator screens, and dried them.

A quick buzz through the Vitamix (pro tip: Don't open the lid until the resulting dust settles down) and I have fresh tomato powder!

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