Last Saturday, I went with Joey and picked about 10 pounds of these...
Since I technically can't eat them right now, and Kris isn't a huge apple fan, and Joey can only eat so many apples, I was kind of wondering what to do with them? But some lovely ladies at my church had been jarring apple pie filling and dehydrating apples and making applesauce, so I asked one of them to help me learn how to do one of those things. She said dehydrating them is the easiest and a good place to start. So she came over yesterday, brought her dehydrator, and taught me how to use it. This is how it looks all loaded and ready to go! (I started just doing half rings because it fits more!)
And by the time they're done, they look like this:
And are absolutely delicious!!!! I made 2 batches yesterday, each one having about 5-6 apples each and realized as I was putting the 3rd batch in last night, that the first 2 batches were already gone!!! Where did they go? Well, Joey had a few and Kris had a few, and I gave a few away, and I guess some gremlin came in and ate the rest because I certainly did not eat THAT many!!! LOL anyway - I have fallen in love with dehydrating stuff! The apples and bananas are great and I can just imagine the possibilities. Kris really wants me to try to make him beef jerky some time. SO if anyone out there is wondering about birthday/christmas gift ideas.... I want one of these!!! ;)
Thank you soooo much Tanya for helping me and letting me borrow your dehydrator!!! You may or may not get it back!!! he he!
Since I technically can't eat them right now, and Kris isn't a huge apple fan, and Joey can only eat so many apples, I was kind of wondering what to do with them? But some lovely ladies at my church had been jarring apple pie filling and dehydrating apples and making applesauce, so I asked one of them to help me learn how to do one of those things. She said dehydrating them is the easiest and a good place to start. So she came over yesterday, brought her dehydrator, and taught me how to use it. This is how it looks all loaded and ready to go! (I started just doing half rings because it fits more!)
And by the time they're done, they look like this:
And are absolutely delicious!!!! I made 2 batches yesterday, each one having about 5-6 apples each and realized as I was putting the 3rd batch in last night, that the first 2 batches were already gone!!! Where did they go? Well, Joey had a few and Kris had a few, and I gave a few away, and I guess some gremlin came in and ate the rest because I certainly did not eat THAT many!!! LOL anyway - I have fallen in love with dehydrating stuff! The apples and bananas are great and I can just imagine the possibilities. Kris really wants me to try to make him beef jerky some time. SO if anyone out there is wondering about birthday/christmas gift ideas.... I want one of these!!! ;)
Thank you soooo much Tanya for helping me and letting me borrow your dehydrator!!! You may or may not get it back!!! he he!
4 comments:
ditto, ditto, ditto on the desire...
I love dehydrated apples so much! and I hate banana chips but think dehydrated bananas when they are still flexible are amazing! Sad thing is that dehydrated food has a shorter shelf life than canned or frozen... but since it goes like candy, I don't think that is really a problem.
How come you can't eat apples?
That is the same dehydrator I have (minus 2 trays) I am sooooooo doing that this weekend and can't wait! :)
Maybe I will get you one for Christmas!! I am glad you are having so much fun.
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