I've been focusing on drying apples, since it is the season and I just bought a bushel BOGO (I recently lerned there is a cheesy acronym for this meaning)at Masonic Homes. Additionally, my parents gave me a Pampered Chef Apple Peeler, which is peels incredibly fast with an insanely small amount of waste, cores the apple, and leaves it spiral sliced. It's about a 10 minute process to wash, peel, slice, and core the apples, including cleanup.
The smell of drying apples permeates the house overnight and when I open the door to the kitchen in the morning I no longer smell a burst of Asher's breakfast pancakes (it is possible that he has switched to granola and yogurt) but instead it smells as if an apple pie has been baking.
I tried Pink Lady apples to start - a beautiful variety with great flavor, which only multiplies through the dehydration process!



Apples sliced thin enough make a very crispy and tasty chip after only a day of drying. Since I do not pretreat the apples, they end up with a brownish color and a superb taste. Just close your eyes, it'll be okay...

1 comment:
Awesome! I love drying apples too.
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