Black currant and blackberry

Currant

Blackberry

very tasty in compote.

How much currants were dried and at what temperature? And how does it taste?

How much currants were dried and at what temperature? And how does it taste?

About a day at 55 degrees. The taste in compote is indistinguishable from fresh or fresh frozen.

Thank you. And so you can gnaw? It's just that now is the season, children do not eat frozen food in winter, I also wanted to dry it.

Thank you. And so you can gnaw? It's just that now is the season, children do not eat frozen food in winter, I also wanted to dry it.

If you have good teeth, you can, you can throw it into tea, my husband pours cold water overnight. and in the morning he drinks a compote and the berries become soft.

Beautiful.

Thank you. And so you can gnaw? It's just that now is the season, children do not eat frozen food in winter, I also wanted to dry it.

Children eat everything they see dried - currants, shovkovits,

Hmm .. But I can't do something with drying currants ... It has been drying for almost a day, but the berries do not even think to wrinkle. But they changed in color, became brown-crimson and, when pressed lightly, release juice.
Did it change color during the drying process? And then I have the impression that it is not dried, but cooked)) True, the currants were large, maybe that's why ..
I dry on medium mode, if that.

I also wanted to try to dry black currants, who will tell you whether to prick the berries before drying?

[Crochet]

Crochet, I did not prick. Dried well

is it worth pricking berries before drying

The peel of black currant is dense, drying can take a long time - it is advisable to chop it.
I do it with a comb

The peel of black currant is dense, drying can take a long time - it is advisable to chop it.

Can you dry it? to use instead of raisins?

Any dry fruit can be used as raisins in baked goods

I dried black currants for several days. Didn't prick, just stupidly turned on the dryer (Dry wind) during the day, turned it off at night. The output was small. But in the winter I thanked myself for drying the currants. Can be used by adding to compote. But I also used it as a medicine for blood pressure. In the vastness of the institute I found that dried currants are used as a means of thinning blood and lowering pressure. I experienced it myself. I don’t know how the blood was, but the pressure did drop. Then another compact storage of berries is also an important factor.

[Ledka]

dried black currants for several days

Oh, she dries for so long, right?

Go again in the freezer to look for a place ...

Ledka-Svetlanochka, Admin-Tanya, thank you for your help, girls !!!

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, Hello. Please tell me what temperature do you set when drying? I put in ~ 45. during the night it has completely dried up, one might say almost damp. I plan to turn it off for the day, continue at night. wondering if one more night is enough.

The topic has already been answered: it takes a long time to dry, and you need to prick - the peel of the currant is thick

The currants were not blanched or pricked, at t = 55-60 they dried for 12-14 hours. The result is excellent.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, thank you found everything. I'm drying my currants so far) went the fifth day. At night in the dryer, in the afternoon on the balcony under gauze. I realized my mistakes: blanching, of course, was desirable, and also, the berries should be of the same size. Now I'm like a Cinderella, catching small dried ones, large ones don't even have a hint of half-done.