That said, I decided to dry these guys and now I can say that they really are delicious! The mildness that is a Red Delicious has been concentrated during the drying process making them a worthwhile snack.
I have a dehydrator but was too lazy to dig it out, so I tried drying apples in the oven. It was easy and in two and a half hours at 250 degrees, they were done!
This is the recipe I used from Serious Eats. There was a short dip in some sugar syrup before I placed them on parchment lined cookie sheets. Halfway through I flipped the slices over. At the two hour mark I checked them again and they weren't dry enough so they got another half hour. It has been raining here, so I figure there was humidity in the air.
Four dried apples filled a quart sized plastic storage bag halfway. That doesn't look like much, but when I did a taste test, I realized that about three of these slices was plenty for a little pick me up snackaroo.
I'm doing more today, and I will take out the dehydrator to work alongside the oven. We have a crapload of apples on these trees and I don't want to waste them.
Next: Apple Pie Filling
Sounds delicious!! My neighbor has one tree and I've picked lots of apples. I am going to try this too. I don't know what kind of apple it is - green similar to a granny smith - a little tart. I've made applesauce, apple muffins, apple bread. I am looking forward to your apple pie filling.
ReplyDeleteRed Delicious are meant to "rest" in a cold place until after Christmas. They'll be alot better then.
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from balloon fests to drying apples--it's so fun to read about your adventures. DH's parents dried apples in Southwest Albuquerque and we always got a few sacks from them. This post brought back lots of memories. Our small crop is picked and in the fridge--we don't have delicious, I think ours our Fuji. Nothing like a fresh apple in the middle of the afternoon! I too, am waiting on your pie recipe. The one I used last Thanksgiving was really great!
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you get this, but it's full of fun ideas for apples--mine just came today in my inbox.
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