Best apples for dehydrating?

[juliebove]

Daughter's summer school is having a hoe down and everyone is required to bring one of the foods that might have been eaten along the Lewis and Clark trail. There is a list including recipes. We are going to make dried apples but instead of using their method we will cheat and use the dehydrator. I have dried fruit before but just used whatever we had in the house.

We are going to Costco tomorrow and I'll get a big container of apples there. Does anyone know what would be the best for dehydrating? I am pretty sure they have Fuji but am not sure what all other kinds they might have.

Thanks!

[RawKnitster]

I used Fuji's to make RAWvolution's apple cookies. The recipe calls for Fuji's or Gala. Perhaps because they are sweeter and have a nice texture...?

I sliced the apples in the food processor. That worked really well as all slices are a uniform size.

Sounds like a fun Mother/Daughter project. Have fun at the hoe down. :)

[juliebove]

I used Fuji's to make RAWvolution's apple cookies. The recipe calls for Fuji's or Gala. Perhaps because they are sweeter and have a nice texture...?

I sliced the apples in the food processor. That worked really well as all slices are a uniform size.

Sounds like a fun Mother/Daughter project. Have fun at the hoe down. :)

Thanks! I wonder if I can fit whole apples in my FP? They have to be in rings.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i usually do a mix of different apples... everything from granny smith to pink lady. i find that using an apple corer and then slicing them thinner (but not thin cause then they are too dry)...

:D

[juliebove]

i usually do a mix of different apples... everything from granny smith to pink lady. i find that using an apple corer and then slicing them thinner (but not thin cause then they are too dry)...

:D

Okay. Thanks!

[RawKnitster]

Rings would be more fun for kids. I had to quarter the apples to fit them in my fp. And they were very thin slices.

[jane b]

Golden Delicious are the best. After you peel and slice them, be sure to let them sit in a little bit of lemon water (1/4 cup lemon juice to 1 gallon is fine) so they won't get brown. I did 4 bushels last year for Christmas presents!

jane b

[DebB]

Hi juliebove ~ I dehydrated over 30 gallon ziploc bags of apples last fall. I used Gala and Jona-Golds, both were excellent. We've also given them as gifts, like jane above. People love them.

I used this appliance (http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.K5662.desc.Fuller-Kitchen-Solutions-VBlade-Mandoline-Slicing-Kit)that I ordered from QVC to slice them all. I simply washed the apples (they were organic), cored (https://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=12&words=corer) and sliced them. I didn't peel them. I didn't use any preservatives on them - just d'd them.

Some I lightly dusted with cinnamon, but it's not necessary. *Ü*

[juliebove]

Thanks! Sounds like I can pretty much do any kind then!

[Marco]

I absolutely love apples. I always find myself wanting Granny Smith apples. Oooh they are so delicious.