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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
350 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
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 Posted - Oct 13 2013 : 06:14:41 AM
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I would like to dry apples for a snack. Have you found it is better to use an oven or a food dehydrator? Do you soak them in lemon juice first? or just peel slice and place on a cookie sheet? I cannot remember how we made them when I was a kid, just they tasted so good, I think they were called apple snitz? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Danyel
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2013 : 08:19:23 AM
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Danyel, I love dried apples and I use my dehydrator. I remember when I was a kid, we would put them on cookie racks over a cookie sheet and put them in the back window of the car in the sun!! Didn't take them long to dry and the car smelled like dried apples! :-) I do soak mine in a lemon juice water but you can use fruit fresh too. One of our favorite ways to do dried apples for snacks is to do the following:
3 1/2 lbs apples - peeled, cored and sliced
2 cups of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
In a large bowl, pretreat the apples with the lemon juice/water or fruit fresh/water and drain. Mix the sugars and cinnamon in a separate bowl and add to apples. Toss and toss and toss. The mixture will become very wet and messy because the apples will put out juices. In other words, the apples won't be sugar coated but will just have a thin coat of cinnamon syrup on them. Dehydrate at around 130 degrees for 8 - 15 hours depending on your dehydrator.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Oct 13 2013 : 08:53:09 AM
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Danyel, I use my dehydrator and as I have limited time I just throw them on the sheets and put them in the machine. 130 degrees for about 11 hours (my machine) and call it good. I've done the lemon juice but I see no difference whether or not I use it, so I saved the money and time by not bothering.
Laurie
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
350 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
350 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 01:19:14 AM
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Thank you both for the information, I will have to give them a try in the dehydrator.
Danyel
Farmgirl sister 4202 |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9439 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9439 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 08:18:03 AM
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I do mine in the dehydrator also. My preferred method is fruit fresh but I use lemon juice too. Need to get going and get mine done. How do you all store them for extended shelf life once they are dried?
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 4:19:49 PM
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in glass jars in the cupboard or root cellar,. They've lasted over a year,until my sis found them.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9439 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 6:46:48 PM
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I use canning jars too, but I use my Foodsaver vacuum press with the lid attachments and vacuum seal my jars, using regular lids and rings. They stay fresh for years that way.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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debbies journey
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
debbie
anchorage
ak
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 11:46:09 PM
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I dehydrate mine, sliced up with the peel on with a sprinkle of cinnamon and store them in a
freezer ziplock bag. I've never tried the fruit fresh or lemon juice. Yummy! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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SandraM
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Sandra
Coldwater
Michigan
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 06:56:03 AM
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I use a dehydrator too.
If you have an apple/peeler/slicer/corer it makes the job really easy!
I store mine in gallon size freezer bags and store in the freezer.
Sandra
www.mittenstatesheepandwool.com |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9439 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9439 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 07:27:34 AM
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I have been using the gallon glass canning jars and the plastic lids. They are in the pantry so I hope they will keep. My dad likes to make pies and his mom always did dried apple pies so he does too in the winter. I thought since I was storing them in the bigger jars that the plastic lids would be better because we wouldn't use all the apples at once. I have seen the vacuum sealed after they are done. Someone gifted us some done that way,but I have never seen the actual tool used to do that.
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 08:31:20 AM
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1) Dehydrator
2) Not lemon juice, but Fruit Fresh diluted in H2O.
3) However long the manufacturer says, and the temp they recommend
Mary Beth, I have to say your recipe looks AMAZING! I will have to try that myself!
And as for storing them, so far, mine have never lasted more than 48 hours due to being eaten by a growing teenage boy. A few pieced made it to the bunny for a treat, but most of them went into the continuous eating machine.
Wife of terrific hubby and mom to 2 teenagers, a bunny, 1 geriatric goldfish, and the best dog in the world!
Check out my blog: http://www.suburbanprairiehomemaker.com
and follow me on Facebook (Suburban Prairie Homemaker), Twitter (@sphomemaker), and Pinterest (Suburban Prairie Homemaker)
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 11:32:42 AM
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Originally posted by soapmommy60543
1) Dehydrator
2) Not lemon juice, but Fruit Fresh diluted in H2O.
3) However long the manufacturer says, and the temp they recommend
Mary Beth, I have to say your recipe looks AMAZING! I will have to try that myself!
And as for storing them, so far, mine have never lasted more than 48 hours due to being eaten by a growing teenage boy. A few pieced made it to the bunny for a treat, but most of them went into the continuous eating machine.
October 29, 2013 Update
Just pulled a bunch out of the dehydrator this morning. They are sitting (for now) in a gallon zipper bag. Some will go to Bunny Dearest, and the rest into the kiddos.
Wife of terrific hubby and mom to 2 teenagers, a bunny, 1 geriatric goldfish, and the best dog in the world!
Check out my blog: http://www.suburbanprairiehomemaker.com
and follow me on Facebook (Suburban Prairie Homemaker), Twitter (@sphomemaker), and Pinterest (Suburban Prairie Homemaker)
Wife of terrific hubby and mom to 2 teenagers, a bunny, 1 geriatric goldfish, and the best dog in the world!
Check out my blog: http://www.suburbanprairiehomemaker.com
and follow me on Facebook (Suburban Prairie Homemaker), Twitter (@sphomemaker), and Pinterest (Suburban Prairie Homemaker)
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3492 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3492 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2013 : 12:19:07 PM
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We dehydrate in the dehydrator, using lemon juice. Peels and all go in.
Farmgirl #5111
Blessings
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