How to dry apples for the winter?

Apples are certainly a very valuable and useful product that contains many vitamins, microelements needed by the human body. That is why many want to make stocks of apples, but it is important to preserve their properties.

One such method is drying the fruit. How to dry apples to get a high-quality result and provide yourself with easy access to vitamins in winter, you'll learn from this article.

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Why is it necessary to give preference to drying?

Advantages of this method of fruit preparation and storage are as follows:

• Easy way of billet.
• You do not need to use preservatives in the process.
• Fruits are stored for a very long time and do not lose useful substances.
• Dried apples are simply stored and they do not take up much space in your pantry.

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How to dry apples at home?

For rinsing choose ripe, but not very juicy fruit. Preference is given to autumn sour or sweet and sour varieties.

Important! Try to cut apples with the same lobules, not more than 1 cm thick. Fruits cut into circles dry much longer.

If you chose this method of harvesting, then you will have to determine exactly how drying will be carried out. From the options listed below, choose the most optimal, based on your own capabilities.

Methods of drying

Now about how to dry the apples at home:

1. If you live in a private house, then you can calmly dry fruit on the street. Under the rays of the summer sun, the fruits will acquire the necessary form. This method can also be used by people who have not glazed balcony on the upper floors of the house, but necessarily on the sunny side.
2. Methods of machining. To do this, use household appliances, such as: microwave oven, gas or electric oven, electric dryer.

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Dry the apples in the microwave oven:

1. Place the sliced ​​fruit on a plate.
2. The bottom of the dish is covered with a cotton cloth, put the same piece of fabric on top of the apples.
3. Switch on the machine for 4 minutes when the mode is set to 200W.

Important! A very fast method to dry apples. But at one time, too little harvested fruit is obtained, as the lobules need to be spread in one row.

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Dry the apples in the electric dryer

You are very lucky if you own the electric dryer. With such a specially designed technique, all questions about the preparation of fruits disappear themselves. It is enough only to familiarize yourself with the instruction on the use of equipment from the manufacturer, select the mode according to your preferences, load raw apples and take them out after cooking.

Important! The necessary regimes help to easily cope with drying, while preserving all amino acids, vitamins and trace elements.

There are two types of dryers: infrared, convection. And the one and the other type evaporates moisture from the fruit, but retains a beautiful appearance and useful properties.

Perhaps this is the season you are going to buy this technique, then pay attention to the capacity of the machine and, of course, the type of action.

Important! Convection devices are cheaper than infrared, but have some drawback. After drying, the fruit changes its appearance and is not restored after soaking.

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Dried apples in a gas or electric oven:

1. Prepare pieces of apples, dry on paper towels from the rest of the moisture.
2. Spread on the grate, so the air will circulate well.
3. Drying on a baking tray is also possible, but less effective - it will take more time to dry.
   The optimum temperature is 50-60 degrees. You can set a higher, thereby reducing the drying time, but the useful substances of apples will be destroyed.

Important! An electric oven is more advantageous because the heat in it is distributed more evenly. Accordingly - fruits will be processed more qualitatively and faster.

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Dried apples in the street

Most often, fruits are dried in the sun, as in the shade, it takes too much time. Depending on some conditions, drying on the street will take 4 to 6 days. How to properly dry apples on the street to cope with the task as quickly as possible?- Act this way:

1. Prepare the fruit - you need to wash the apples, dry it with water, cut out the core and damage, cut into slices or mugs.
2. Then the circles can be threaded on the thread, and the lobes spread on a grate or baking tray.
3. Put or hang fruit in the open air and allow the product to dry completely.

Important! Always cover apples with gauze to protect from dust and insects.

Now you know how to dry apples at home. The process of drying fruits is quite long, especially when fruits are dried on the street. It will take patience and attentive attitude to the process, so that the fruits are sufficiently dried, but not dried, but the final result will undoubtedly please. To gnaw in the winter an apple slice that has absorbed the energy of nature and your love, after all, you should always be engaged in preparation with love, it will bring great pleasure to adults and children. A delicious compote will be a wonderful addition to your table.