[Ag-eq] Apples

[dogwood farm]

I dry apples in a dehydrator, but not in chunks.  I have a slicer that
some call a mandolin, but it makes only 1 slice at a time.  I don't
peel and I don't coar before slicing.  The slice is a whole round
slice about 1/4 inch thick and then removing what little slice of coar
is left, only takes seconds.  I then put the slices in a mixture of
lemon juice and water.  I lay them out in two round dehydrators and
lightly sprinkle the tops with a bit of cinnamon.  It takes about 12
hours or so for them to be leathery/crisp.  The dried slices then fit
perfectly down into a wide mouth canning jar.  I have had them for 6
to 8 months on the shelf, but they are eaten up by that point.

I like to then take the slices and snip them into smaller pieces with
my kitchen sheers and put them in my oatmeal as I cook it on the stove
top.  They don't rehydrate well cooking them in the microwave.

I have never tried using them for pies, because we don't usually eat
much things like that, but they would probably work well for us in
something like hand pies or Mexican empanadas.

Susan
dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com