How do I make dried apple rings?(merged threads.)

leighanne_2008

hi, i found this recipe, i dont know if this helps


http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/fruitcrisps_11611.shtml

not very healthy though:D

zcrat41

thank you !

ness_w

I once saw someone on TV doing this on the top of their woodburner, I've searched the internet but can't find anything on it - wish I could because then it would be power-free.

jap200

I had a pile of home grown eating apples that had gone a bit 'woolly' and wrinkly, so I decided to try out making home-made dried apple rings using the instructions in my Mum's old Good Housekeeping book. They have worked out really well. I have done a search and only found details on this forum for drying apples using a dehydrator thing, but this method uses your normal oven.


Here's what I did:

1. Dissolve 2oz (25g) salt in 4 litres of cold water in a large bowl.
2. Peel the apples and core using an apple corer or cut into quarters, and remove core from each chunk.
3. Either cut into rings 5mm thick (1/4 inch) or into wedges of the same thickness.
4. Drop into the salted water in batches and leave for 5 mins. This stops them discolouring. You don't need to rinse and you won't taste the salt afterwards as it is so dilute.
5. Remove apple with slotted spoon and lay on clean teatowel.
6. Spread out on baking trays one layer thick and pat dry.
7. Put oven on its lowest setting (50 degrees C on mine) and dry the apples out for 4-8 hours. You can tell when they are ready as they go a bit wrinkly with a hint of brown round the edges. Just keep tasting them every now and then.
8. When cool, store for up to 3 months (according to the GHK book)

I guess that for the sake of economy it is only worth doing this in large batches or when using the oven on a similar setting for something else.

My apple slices are yummy and will be a great healthy lunchbox snack for my kids.

Pink.

Hi jap200,

Those sound lovely. I've added your post to the main thread on dried apple rings to keep the replies together.

Pink

scubatony

Many thanks to all who posted about the dried apples.

Can anybody come up with a recipe or something to do with my dried apples ( I purchased some from Holland and Barrett ). :T


I'm on a diet so no sugar / fat / margarine / butter / etc etc in the recipe please.


Oh something else I only have a microwave. :eek:

George Forman sits on the worktop. :rotfl:


I just want something to nibble on ! ! ! :j:spam: no no not spam but it was the only thing I could see.


Thanks in anticipation.


Tony
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Jo_King

I've a Bill Granger recipe for a breakfast loaf that includes dried apple and dried cherries. The cherries are out (too expensive) to be replaced with sultanas probably. I've seen dried apple in the shops but it seems a bit dear. Is it possible to do at home on a low heat in the oven?

Ta.

Flibsey

it is possible, but tbh the amount of time it takes (12-16 hours on 50-80 degrees) you'll be spending as much on fuel as you would on buying it.

lizzyb1812

I think the reason for using dried fruit is so that it stays as pieces in the loaf. I'd use fresh apple - the chunks might stay whole or they might just be discernible as an apple flavour but either way it would be moist and tasty. Perhaps cut down a bit on the liquid ingredients to compensate for the moisture in the apple?

meritaten

or replace the apple with a different dried fruit? banana? cranberries?