Apple (Malus)

Photo: (Hans Hillewaert), CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Dried · From Bladwijzer

Dried apple rings

  • Makes: ± 150 g
  • Time: 20 min + 6–8 hours drying
  • From: Apple

Ingredients

  • 1 kg apples
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 litre water

Method

  1. Remove the cores with an apple corer; there is no need to peel.
  2. Slice the apples into 5 mm rings and dip them straight into the lemon water to stop them browning.
  3. Drain and spread the rings out on oven racks or dehydrator trays.
  4. Dry for 6 to 8 hours at 50–60 °C with the oven door ajar, turning them halfway through.
  5. They are done when leathery and no longer moist; leave to cool and put them in a jar.

Storing: Dry in a closed jar: six months.

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