HOW TO MAKE DRIED APPLES AT HOME IN THE OVEN?

Many bypass the possibility of making dried fruit for the winter, leaving the fruit to rot in the garden.

Although dried apples are combinations of the most important vitamins and trace elementsnecessary for the normal functioning of the human body, which, especially, is not enough in the winter season.

There are many ways and recipes for preparing dried apples at home. But you shouldn’t be limited to this, everyone has a chance to be noted for originality, having contributed to the preparation, and to surprise relatives and friends.

general information

What is drying apples? Drying apples - the process of drying fruit naturally in the sun. Of course, this technology is only suitable for owners of country houses and household plots, but residents of high-rise buildings are not left without dried fruits for the winter, using ovens, microwave ovens, special electric dryers and other kitchen appliances for drying.

Today there are many recipes for dried apples sugar, cinnamon and other ingredients.

Although it is hardly distorted grandfather’s method of cooking dried fruit more benefits: additives only kill the taste of a natural product or even turn it into an abundance of harmful components.

About the benefits

What are useful dried apples?

Dried fruits - universal product, which has no contraindications: they are recommended to be eaten both by the elderly and pregnant.

And the presence of a complex of trace elements make apples real a storehouse of vitamins.

Phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, sodium, sodium, copper improve the work of the organs of the gastric tract, normalize metabolic processes in the body, as well as improve blood quality.

Pectincontained in dried fruits, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar. Stabilizes the intestinal functionality, not allowing hazardous compounds linger in the body.

Iodine - an important component of dried fruit. More than half of the world's population suffers from a lack of mineral in the body, which leads to disruption of metabolic processes and to a decrease in the level of cell growth. Due to the presence phytoncides development of harmful bacteria and fungi is prevented.

In addition to all this, dried fruits retain their beneficial properties throughout long storage time. They can be an excellent substitute for chips and crackers in the winter, as well as suitable for making compote.

What varieties are suitable for this?

For curing, varieties with a dense structure, juicy flesh and a sweet-sour taste are best:

Antonovka. Fruits larger than medium size after ripening have a yellow-green color. Different original sour taste. Crop harvested in late September. Shelf life in natural form up to three months.
Golden delishes. The variety has American roots. Differs dense pulp and plenty of juice. Fruits of the average sizes no more than 200 grams. Stored until April.
Saffron Pepin. It gained popularity due to its fragrant, juicy pulp. The structure of the pulp is dense. Fruits of small size have a yellowish color with red sides. Shelf life until March.
Mac. Another variety from America.
Perfect for drying due to its dense structure and juicy pulp.
Mature fruits have a pink color, a pleasant aroma and sweet-sour taste.

Also suitable for drying Semerenko, Granny Smith, Grand, Ranet other. The choice of the variety depends on the taste preferences of the cook.

Fruit preparation

How to prepare apples for drying:

sorted out only ripe, not beaten and not wormy apples;
the fruits are cut and core removed. After the apples are cut into slices no more than 1 cm thick;
To preserve the natural color in the process of drying, the fruit is placed in brine for 1-2 minutes. To prepare 20 g of salt is diluted in 1 liter of water. This texture does not affect the taste of dried fruit. If the darkened color of dried apples suits, hold soaking procedure - not necessary;
then comes immediately drying stage fruits.

Drying at home

In the sun

Natural Drying Apples the most rational and correct the process of making dried fruits. As a result, the fruits retain beneficial vitamins and trace elements.

How to make dried apples in the sun? The process includes the following steps:

after preparing and cutting the fruit, slices of apples are evenly laid out on a baking sheet, grid or wire rack. After the vessel with the future dried fruit is placed in fresh air with direct access to sunlight;
so that the fruit does not rot, but dried, air temperature must be high;
there is an option strut sliced fruit on a string. This method is less laborious, and apples take up less space;
drying in a natural way in the open air takes several daystherefore, apples should be harvested at night and in the rain.

In the oven

If you do not want to wait a long time, you can use the oven for drying:

cooked slices evenly tune on a baking sheet and placed in the oven;
before the appearance peculiar peel on fruit drying takes place at a temperature of 50 ° C. After the temperature is increased to 70 ° C;
at the final stage, the temperature is once again reduced and slightly open the door, so that the steam freely left the oven;
the whole process takes no more than 6 hours.

Recipes

The first recipe. How to dry apples in the oven? Ingredients needed for cooking:

fresh apples - 1 kg;
sugar 200 gr.

The sliced fruit is placed in a saucepan and covered with sugar. Vessel set in the fridge at night. In the morning, pour out the resulting juice, and disintegrate the slices on a baking sheet. Drying produce at 65 ° C and with the oven door slightly open. Later 3 hours dried fruits are ready to eat.

Previously drained juice can act as compote.

Second recipe involves the use of several varieties of apples:

after preparing and cutting the fruit into rings different varieties mix, for example, sweet with sour or fresh with sour;
fruits fall asleep sugar and maintained at temperatures of 18-20 ° C;
at the expiration of 16 hours drain juice;
the procedure of aging apples in sugar with further draining the juice is carried out twice;
further drying is done in the oven or in the open air.