First of all the directions I found said to boil the fruit after slicing them...I used just apples and oranges. Here they are in their steam bath.
Then it said to blanche them in a ice bath so I did that...I actually think it was a few steps that weren't really necessary but I couldn't find an easy way to do it when I wanted to. Here they are in their ice bath...
Dried them really well on paper towels.
Then into the oven set at 150 to bake...it said for four hours but I left mine in about 6 hours, I think my oven was shocked at being used. LOL
I got them all out and used them in this bowl for a bowl filler. I also put some in a mason jar and tied homespun around the neck. My camera batteries ran out of course so I didn't get a picture of that. I like the way they turned out.
Thanks for reading and have a great Monday!
10 comments:
So easy, isn't it? I'll try this proceed..when I dry fruit I usually just bake them.
Thanks for sharing
Hugs
Marta
Oh they turned out so nice.
I too just normally bake them.
I bet your house smells heavenly.
Have a great day.
HUGS
Trace
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Hello Cindi, looks so great in the wood bowl, love the dried apples and oranges. I like the others just baked mine but thanks for sharing this great tip. Enjoy the day my friend, Blessings Francine.
Cindi, these came out so pretty! I also never tried this technique, just baked them, maybe that's why they never looked as good as yours..lol! Thanks for sharing ~
Lori
Hi, Cindi ~ I love how your dried fruit turned out! Dried fruit is so pretty! I dried some apples and oranges a few weeks ago--and, of course--LOL--I did it differently than anyone else! For instance, I sliced my oranges...then I layered several paper towels in a pie plate, put my oranges down in a single layer, then put more paper towels on top of them, and microwaved them for about a minute or so...then, after taking them out, and cooling them some, I let them air dry for about a week on some dry paper towels, turning them every so often. (For the apples slices, I dipped them in lemon juice before microwaving them, so they wouldn't turn.) BUT, I must say, baking them in the oven would be a much quicker process. I must try this! Have a great day! ~Karen
Well that sounds easy enough and I can just imagine the heavenly smells in your kitchen during this process! I love how yours turned out, Cindi! They look great displayed in the bowl! I'm going to try it too! Jason just pulled out my fall tub for me to decorate today! I'm going to get started today and then dry some fruit to add!
Thank you so much for participating in Pinned it Made it Monday! I find myself looking forward to Mondays too. It motivates me and it is fun seeing what all you ladies have been doing! :)
Blessings,
Tammy
I bet they smell wonderful!
~Christina
Hey, hey, hey!!!!! I can post today. Yea!!!! The fruit is so beautiful Cindy. Even dried they kept such great color. I bet it's because you blanched them. This is easy enough to do:) Thanks for the idea. Have a great day. -Steph-
Love the way your dried fruit turned out ~ I tried the oranges one time ~ they didn't turn out as nice as yours.
TFS!
Prim Blessings
Robin
That sounded simple enough that I think I could even do it! Of course, my luck, I'd burn the fruit! lol! Yours turned out really pretty and I seriously may have to give this one a try. Visiting from Tammy's party! Have a blessed day!
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