Just as I was babying along the first precious zucchini…surprise! We are now picking zucchini every day, with more on the way! Of course! Since I didn’t want to keep baking every day using only one to two cups of shredded zucchini in a recipe, it was time to start dehydrating the shreds.
First, I got the dehydrator uncovered and ready to use. It sits right outside the kitchen door, covered in a cloth cover with a board sitting on top. That lets us stack things on top…like the mail or stuff that needs to be put away in the garage. When I need it, I just uncover it and it’s ready to go. When it’s running, the noise, heat and any food smells are not in the house!
There is a set of plastic sheets to keep small items from falling through the grid.
Next, I set up the shredder and starting shredding!
I spread the shreds on the dehydrator trays covered with plastic sheets. I set the dehydrator for 125 degrees (Vegetables) and left it alone for about 6 hours.
One cup of shredded zucchini makes about 1/4 cup of dehydrated shreds.
I ended up with 1/2 of a gallon ziplock bag of zucchini shreds. Much easier to store! We’ll see how they work when I soak them in water and use them in zucchini bread or cookies! I picked another 6 zucchini this morning…and so it continues! Enjoy! If you have questions or comments, please email me directly at maryjkisner@gmail.com.