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Place some plastic over a rimmed sheet tray and brush it with olive oil.
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Dice strawberries into small pieces and put them in a pit with a bit of water.
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Add a squirt of lemon juice and stew them, mostly covered, until very soft and mushy.
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Allow fruit to cool slightly, then transfer fruit to a blender and blend until mostly smooth.
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Taste, add sugar as necessary, and blend again.
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(Don't add too much sugar - the leather will become sweeter as it cooks anyway!
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Pour the mixture onto the plastic-covered tray and use a spatula to spread evening over the tray to 1/8-1/4 inch thickness.
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Preheat oven to 150 degrees (you may have to crack the oven door to keep the temperature that low).
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Place tray in oven and leave for 6-8 hours.
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Invert the fruit leather onto another baking sheet covered in plastic or silicon baking pad, and oil, and remove the first lining.
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Place in the oven for another 6-8 hours.
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If it becomes too brittle at any point, simply brush on water with a pastry brush to rehydrate it.
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Cool the sheet tray and cut the fruit leather into desired sizes.
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Dust with corn starch to prevent sticking, cover in plastic and store in a cool place in a sealed container.
