The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes By Sharon Hanna Harbour Publishing Company, Limited ISBN: 9781550175769 You can buy these delicate, high-priced treats--but by the time you get them home they're often in tiny bits. Since they don't travel well, make your own--it's a snap! You can dry kale in the oven or in a dehydrator. A dehydrator takes longer but may dry the chips more evenly. Large older/thicker leaves work well. Because its leaves are relatively flat and tend to dry evenly, 'Lacinato' can be left whole, without removing the stem. Still, any variety of kale can successfully be made into chips. If you prefer to go gluten-free, use Bragg Liquid Aminos or a gluten-free soy sauce. Ingredients: Washed kale leaves--enough to fit baking pan in a single layer Olive, avocado, walnut or grapeseed oil Sea or kosher salt Bragg Liquid Aminos or tamari soy sauce Sesame seeds (or experiment with other seasonings--barbecue spice, Spike, prepared rubs or a smidgen of garlic salt) Parchment paper (if using oven method) Rub one or both sides of leaves lightly with oil, sprinkle with salt, adding a dash or spray of Bragg's or soy sauce if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Having said this, you can dry the kale leaves completely plain, especially if you think kids might prefer them unadorned, with maybe just a little salt. In the oven: Preheat the oven to 325F (160C). Place rack in the middle of the oven. Lay the leaves out whole, or in smaller pieces, on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes and check to ensure they're toasting evenly, then continue baking, checking every 5 minutes or so. The leaves should feel overall dry to the touch but should not shatter. In the dehydrator: To dry kale in a dehydrator, dry as per the usual directions. My dehydrator is very rudimentary with just a small element and no fan, and the kale takes quite a while to dry. Keep checking every hour or so until the kale is adequately dehydrated (as per above). Excerpted from The Book of Kale by Sharon Hanna. Photograph by Christina Symons Click here to buy the book Excerpted from The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes by Sharon Hanna All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher. Excerpted from The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood, 80+ Recipes by Sharon Hanna All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.