Dried apples - how to do it !?

Girls, tell me, and prepare the apples for drying, so - cut out the middle, cut into circles if the summer resident is in 2 mode? and how often to rearrange the pallets, stir, and shouldn't the apples be blanched in water?



APPLES - fruits of an apple tree 3-12 m high with ovoid pointed crenate leaves, bare or pubescent below, white-pink, with numerous stamens, fragrant flowers in inflorescences-shields. Apples have a variety of colors (yellow-green, red, blush, green, yellow) and shape (spherical, rounded-ovate, round, flat-round, elongated), juicy, sweet, sour, sweet and sour pulp. Cultivated in countries with temperate and subtropical climates; in Russia - in the entire fruit-growing zone (in the south, in the middle lane and in the north). Fresh apples contain up to 15% sugars, up to 2.4% organic acids, proteins, fiber, 5-40 mg% vitamin C, B vitamins, carotene, flavonoids, mineral salts, pectin and tannins. The apples of southern varieties contain slightly more sugar and less acids, but compared to northern varieties they are poorer in vitamin C. There are several hundred varieties of apples. They all differ in maturity, taste, keeping quality, suitability for certain types of processing.

Summer varieties (Grushovka, Papirovka, Melba) are most valuable immediately after harvest (in July August) and can, under normal conditions, last no more than 7-10 days.

Autumn varieties (Autumn striped, or Streyfling, Glory to the winners, Mekintosh) acquire the best qualities 1-2 weeks after harvest (in late August - early September) and can be stored for 1.5-2 months; The varieties Cinnamon striped - the best variety for making jam, Bellefleur-Chinese - enjoy well-deserved fame. Old Russian autumn varieties are anise, which are especially widespread in the Volga region. They are good fresh and good for peeing.

Winter apple varieties are harvested in September - October. They acquire their best qualities only during storage. Many winter varieties (Renet Simirenko, Renet champagne, Renet paper) can be stored for 8-9 months. Up to 7 months can be stored varieties Boyken, Wagner, Jonathan, Calvil snow, Stettinskoe red. Antonovka is a wonderful Russian variety: at the time of harvest, the apples are overly sour and somewhat coarse, but after a month of storage, their taste improves significantly, they can be stored until March, they are good at. fresh and soaked. Winter apple varieties intended for storage are harvested as late as possible, as prematurely harvested apples do not store well.

Late winter varieties (Babushkino, Bananovoe, Belorussky Sinap, Belorusskoe Raspberry, Nesravnoe, Seruel) are harvested in October - November, they remain until May - June.

Of the southern varieties, the Aport and Rosemary varieties are good. Among the best-tasting varieties is the White Winter Calvil. Very fragrant are the apples of the Parmen winter golden variety, which is also called striped saffron.

It is best to store apples at 0 ° C. The storage duration also depends on the quality of the fruit and their size. Those fruits that are not damaged (bruises, scratches) are well stored. Medium-sized fruits keep better than small and large fruits.

Apples are widely used fresh, for canning, cooking preserves, marmalades, compotes, juices, drying, as well as making fillings, jelly, mousses, salads, seasonings, sauces. Apples are stuffed with nuts, rice, baked. Pickled and pickled apples are very good. Antonovka, Anis, Borovinka, Titovka are used for drying.Dried apples are sold peeled and unpeeled from the skin and core, but must be cut into circles or slices.

I wash the apples, peel off the peel, cut in half, cut out the middle, cut into slices and put them in the dryer.
In Dachnik for 2 land. If cut on Berner (the thickest cut) - dries overnight. If she cut it by hand - it turns out thicker - then about a day. That is, in the evening I spread it on the trail. I return from work in the evening - everything is dry.
It is clear that I do not rearrange the pallets and do not stir anything.
And I do not blanch (although the instructions advise).
And so everything dries perfectly and practically does not change the color.

why peel and peel the middle?

Yes, without the peel, it will certainly be nicer, only to peel it of course (n) I also want to share the impression that only 3-4 apples fit into 1 tray (I have them in rings, and then in half)

Yes, without the peel, it will certainly be nicer, only to peel it of course (n) I also want to share the impression that only 3-4 apples fit into 1 tray (I have them in rings, and then in half)

You can cut thicker - more will go.
True, then it will take longer to dry.

And a small number of apples have their advantages - you don't have to peel a lot of them at once.

Yes, without the peel, it will certainly be nicer, only to peel it of course (n) I also want to share the impression that only 3-4 apples fit into 1 tray (I have them in rings, and then in half)

It depends on what the apples are for, I dry them for compote, and I don't care whether they are peeled or not. Recently I made mashed apples, the peel remained. It was a pity to throw it into the dryer, and juice from the bits.

Here are the apples that lived through the winter. At first, I kept them in 3-liter jars, and then with the beginning of the harvesting season, they (apples) moved into bags with a lock.

[Lenusya]

Lenusya I just cooked sugar syrup by eye. Boiled, cooled and poured for 2 hours (better longer). Lemon did not pour, it was not at home. But if the apples are very sweet, you can add a little. I cut it with a knife - I only have 4 large apples, slices 7-8 mm thick. When they wither, it works. Without syrup, it seems to me, it will be just drying. It's much more interesting with syrup. I drained the syrup, didn't even get wet. Placed on a grid in trays and forward in 2 modes. Mmm, goodies!
I also ordered 5 more trays today - I am chronically missing them. And the manager did not tell me any restrictions on the number of trays. The only thing I advised, when using one full one, is to put an empty tray under it for better air circulation. When all the trays are full, I just periodically change their places.

Good day! Tell me, can you dry the white filling in Dachnik-4?

Good day! Tell me, can you dry the white filling in Dachnik-4?

Why not? Any vegetables and fruits can be dried and dried in any dryer! It is only important to feel and understand your dryer, its capabilities, drying temperature, how this will affect the drying time.

Thank you, I have already dried both the white filling and the cinnamon, it turned out faster than written, tomorrow I will continue to master ...

Does anyone use an apple cutter?

What difficulties did you encounter? If in doubt, cut only a couple of apples (not a bucket) and dry, then you will understand the result.

Yes, I think I need an apple cutter or not. I wanted to consult experienced users. Does the Ezidri apple cutter cut the thick peel or the thin one? And we have a lot of wormy apples, perhaps it is inconvenient for wormy apples to use it? Which apple cutter is better for screwing to the table or on a vacuum cushion?

Does the Ezidri apple cutter cut the thick peel or the thin one?

The thickness is adjustable, there the staple, cutting the peel, is fastened with a screw and pushed back a little, or you can fix it and not peel the peel. We eat dried apples this way, if the peel is not "oak", then it is even healthier with it. And when I peeled the peel, dried it next to the apples and then brewed like tea ...
The diameter of the cut middle is not regulated, so you cannot cut small apples - everything will go to the middle. Therefore, if the size of the apples allows, then cutting is great.Last year I processed a lot of apples and cutting helped, this season we have a little rest ...

Wormy ones, of course, are not so convenient to handle, although if the apples are large, then after the apple cutter, the spiral is cut with a knife anyway, and the damaged parts can be cut off before placing in trays, the middle is usually more damaged, but it will already be cut out.

When buying a cutting machine last year, we were recommended better on a vacuum pad, I don’t remember any explanations why, I agreed. I used it for two seasons, got used to putting cutting on a tray, the suction cup keeps it normally, and the garbage is collected on the tray, it's easier to clean up later.

And I don't need a cutter just for drying apples. If nobody eats dried fruit from compote, like in my family, then you can do without any devices. I just cut the apple into 0.5 cm rings along with the middle And the dry seeds all spill out, etc. quickly and without problems. Yesterday I dried apples 5 kg - I cut out the first half a kilo - the middle, the juice is flowing, I got it all, you can miss with the middle, and then you need to pull this core out of the cutter, I took a knife, quickly chopped whole pieces (prada worms did not get caught in the middle, probably the knife was scared and worked ) quickly laid out for drying and Fse.

Thank you very much for your answers !!! Do not tell me yet, but you can only cut off the skin on it, that is, without taking out the middle and without cutting it into pieces?

This is how everything looks like when laid on a pallet. I usually fill the pallet to the top.
Ola-LA I inserted a picture not here, sorry.

[Irina]

Irina, everything is regulated in the Isidri cut. The knife, which cuts the middle, immediately cuts in a spiral, it is combined. If you unscrew it, then you can simply cut off the skin and not only from apples, for example, peel potatoes.
Oksana, and we have dried apples instead of sweets and chips, if you don't hide it, then nothing survives until winter, I give it out in portions so that they don't get dared at once. Eats faster than dry
Because the middle has to be cut, it is not tasty with it

[Girls]

Girls, I want to try to dry small apples, I don't know the name of the variety, they are very similar in size to ranetki) ...

What do you think, if they are dried in half, they will dry out?

Or is it better to quarter?

[Crochet]

CrochetI think it's better to cut off the skin first! then into quarters. Yesterday I overdried the apples, cut into thin strips, so it is better than candies - their sugar is caramelized, such as chewing ones are just lovely! And yes! I have to hide, even from myself !!

it's better to cut off the skin first

It tastes better without the skin, I agree, but they, apples, are so small ... as I imagine peeling them ...

Although ... maybe I will subscribe to this feat ...

And thanks for your responsiveness !!!

Although ... maybe I will subscribe to this feat ...

Why not? I peeled off 3.5 kg. rose hips And here are small apples - just a business

[Crochet]

Crochet, I would be so lovely for amber pustavioa jam, whole so that they were in syrup !!

[Crochet]

if you dry them in half, dry?

Crochet, I dried small apples, cut out the seed box and half. They dried well, but it took longer than usual to dry, because thick pieces and with a skin. I planned to bake them or somehow attach them, but they ate them just dried.
I agree that it is tastier to eat without the skin and the middle. But on the compote as Loksa would not bother.
In our country, dried apples are eaten much faster than they are dried. And small ones with a skin go with a bang, it is thin on small apples, and it is useful if your apples are not processed by anything.
Recently tried it like Loksa cut medium apples directly onto the dryer with plastics, the seeds themselves fell out - they were cleaned. They also ate them almost immediately, they will not live to see compote, but quickly and easily!
So dry it even if it is halved, even if it is quartered, it will dry out, do not hesitate
All that remains is to decide where to apply the product

Can you dry it in the oven somehow?

[SchuMakher]

SchuMakherLast year, Masha, I dried in the oven at 50 degrees., I took pans with grates so that they would not spill out through the grate, put them under the bottom of the sleeves for baking meat (cut to the size of the grates and in one layer). The good thing about the sleeve is that apples do not stick to it and can be used several times. The only thing is, it dries faster at the edges, so I periodically changed places. I didn't peel the apples, I didn't even take out the core. They ate faster than they dried.

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I would be so lovely for amber puschioa jam, whole so that they were in syrup !!

So I'm already in the process, so to speak ...

I cook this jam by repeated cooking with a reduced sugar content, and without boiling ...

That's just to prick this little thing, I was tricky, honestly ...

Oh, and you probably have your own recipe, share?

Can you dry it in the oven somehow?

Can ...

I dried last year, take a look here: 🔗

A lope in time approximately?

A lope in time approximately?

And it depends on the slicing and on the oven. If thin slices, plus fan in the oven for 5 hours

Aha .... Boom to try!

[Man]

A lope in time approximately?

Oh long Man ... oh, how long ...

But they did it as quickly!

[fumbled]

But fumbledhow fast !!!

Are the apples still intact? How many pillowcases are left in stock? where are you hiding?

[Crochet]

Crochet, my grandmother dried pears whole (the size of a large egg) - you know, in the compote we fought for them, and the dried grandmother hid them from us for you. But we managed to eat them at different stages, both dried and steamed (which have not yet dried) - I think a small apple can be dried in an analogy and whole, especially a heavenly red one, only the drying time may change slightly. In the compote, the most delicious thing in such a fruit is the middle - it turns out (seals the juices inside) and it is very tasty if the barrel is slightly fried - well, it's in the oven.
Next year, if my paradise apple tree yields a harvest, you will dry out whole. She's still small.

[Loksa]

I think a small apple can be dried in an analogy and whole, especially heavenly red, only the drying time may change slightly. In the compote, the most delicious thing in such a fruit is the middle - it turns out (seals the juices inside) and it is very tasty if the barrel is slightly fried - well, it's in the oven.
Next year, if my paradise apple tree yields a harvest, you will dry out whole. She's still small.

Loksa you can learn more about drying whole apples. I really have a poor harvest of paradise apples this year, but I think I will collect 3 buckets. We usually make juice, wine from them, and I dried them cut.
I want to try to dry it whole.

[Crochet]

Crochet, "Teskoma" has such a fork, called for pits from a melon (or watermelon - I don't remember). I adapted it to prick plums, gooseberries, etc. Very convenient! Sharp, like needles, teeth, and there are five of them. As the saying goes: "Do not be afraid of the knife, be afraid of the fork - one blow, four holes." I even prick potatoes with this thing, when necessary, so as not to boil.

I have such a fork :)

[Jouravl]

Jouravl, in more detail - whether or not you wash your case for drying. First, in the oven, they will soften a little and dry. We are in an oven with a slightly open door (a gas oven without a thermometer - sometimes we fried them a little), we need to watch so that they do not burn, but dry (the temperature is low, preferably less than 100 grams, that is, 70-80, which you can maintain. to the state of a pebble, I'm afraid of moths. But you can still periodically take a sample

[Loksa]

Loksa, Thank you! I realized. I just thought you boiled them first or soaked them in syrup. Their skin is very tough. Only then I will put them in the dryer. It's always like this. - there is drying - there are no apples, and last year I danced at the oven,: girl_red: there were a lot of apples ... but there was no drying

Last year I made jam from mine - whole apples poured with syrup, cooked a little and closed. But they burst a lot with me and I then poured them in jelly, too, delicious.
And in the village, there is always little time, so they collected a bucket of pears (they did not wash environmentally friendly ones) and then put them on a baking sheet and on the stove. And the apples were cut only into quarters (there was no time to chop there) and the dried fruits in the compote were very tasty.

[Rada-dms]

Rada-dms, just about, that's exactly what I was talking about! Previously, the berries were pricked with a special device (a cork, and pins were stuck into it), and now with this little thing. My husband liked it - he is in charge of my holes.

[Loksa]

Are the apples still intact? How many pillowcases are left in stock? where are you hiding?

And the apples are intact, and the pillowcases ... I hide in vacuum bags ...

Evacuated and hello ...

Loksa, Oksana, thank you very much, I am very grateful to you ...

Teskoma has such a fork

Natasha, thank you for the advice ...

In the absence of such a fork in the household, for pricking berries / fruits for jam, I use Tescom's onion holder:

I have such a fork :)

Olenka, do not tell me, but what is it called correctly?

I can't find something ...

[Crochet]

Crochet, I will try to answer instead of Oli. It is called "a device for removing pits from a melon" (something like that, but if anything - do not hit with slippers, I'm sick). And in "Teskom" I bought "a device for removing the core of pears" (sort of like that, but again see the previous brackets). A wonderful thing! I wanted to order another one, but I don't see something in the latest catalogs (or maybe I don't look well).

(As always, no photo ...)

It's called the "melon pitting tool"

Searches have yielded no results ...

Perhaps this device was taken out of production?

Thank you Natasha ...

I will look further ...

Well, what if you're lucky ...

Crumb, I found this thing

🔗

I don't know if it worked.

Well, of course, the picture didn't work out. But there is a link, you can search further.

But I can not find in any way for removing the core of pears. I would very much like to buy myself a couple more pieces. But alas ...

She went and looked. It turns out it's OXO. And I'm looking for Tescom, you bastard!

Tescoma 'president' watermelon and melon seed scraper.

[ala]

there is a link, you can search further

Tescoma 'president' watermelon and melon seed scraper

Urrraaa !!! We have found each other I found him !!!

alaThank you so much for the exact name of this pribludka !!!

Without your help, I would have looked for her / him for a long time ...

Nonsense, Natasha, thanks again for sharing such a necessary kitchen trifle !!!

[Nonsense]

But I can not find in any way to remove the core of pears. I would very much like to buy myself a couple more pieces. But alas ...

She went and looked. It turns out it's OXO. And I'm looking for Tescom, you bastard!

Nonsenseand what does it look like?

[GuGu]

GuGu, Natasha. Small oval pear-shaped. One edge is very sharp. It takes out the core (including apple) perfectly. I have already "earned" it. Began to bend a little. I can't find it in any way. I have a problem with photos, so only a description. A small (12-15 cm) handle, and on it is this pear-shaped oval (lying on the larger side) about 3-4 cm in size. Very, very convenient stray. How to find?