Oven-dried Tomatoes (with Or Without Oil)

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 lbs ripe plum tomatoes, each cut lengthwise in half
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, torn
• 5 garlic cloves, each cut in half

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f. line two 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly roll pans with parchment paper.
• 2 in large bowl, combine tomatoes, olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, on prepared pans. scatter garlic cloves and thyme pieces over tomatoes.
• 3 bake 4 hours and 30 minutes or until tomatoes have collapsed and begun to brown, rotating pans between racks halfway through baking.
• 4 cool tomatoes on parchment paper on wire rack. transfer to seal-sealing ziploc plastic bags and store in refrigerator up to one week. (for longer storage, transfer tomatoes to jar with tight-fitting lid. pour in enough oil to cover by 1/4 inch. cover and store in refrigerator up to 1 month.).