Dried cherries in an electric dryer
Dried cherries make an exquisite delicacy that can be eaten plain, added to baked goods, or made into compotes. You won’t confuse the delicate aroma of cherries with anything else, and it’s worth spending your time on.
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What varieties of cherries can be dried?
All varieties of cherries lend themselves well to drying, and choose the variety for harvesting for the winter that you like fresh.
Cherries can be dried with or without pits. It is quite difficult to remove the pit from a cherry without damaging the berry itself. If you have a special machine for cleaning pits, then things will be more fun, but if not, dry the washed cherries in the oven on a baking sheet for several hours, and then it will be easier to separate the pits.
Drying cherries in an electric dryer
For long-term storage, cherries need to be dried for a long time. In the Ezidri electric dryer, at a temperature of +60 degrees, you need about 40 hours, and from time to time you need to rearrange the trays for uniform drying. Dry cherries should not release juice when pressed.
Drying cherries in syrup
If you have a lot of sweet tooths at home, prepare them cherries in syrup.
Light-colored cherries have a brighter taste, but this is not important; any ripe cherries are also suitable for this drying method.
Wash the berries and remove the seeds.
Prepare syrup for 1 kg of peeled cherries:
- 2 cups sugar
- juice of 1 orange
- juice of half a lemon
- 0.5 glasses of water
If desired, you can add cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg.
Bring the syrup to a boil and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Pour the cherries into the syrup, bring to a boil and remove the saucepan from the heat.
Cover the saucepan with a lid and let it sit until it cools completely.
Drain the syrup through a colander. It can then be used for compote.
Place the cherries on the trays of the electric dryer, turn on the temperature to +60 degrees.
After 12 hours, you can try how well the cherries have dried. On the outside it turns out to be viscous caramel, but on the inside the cherry is soft and can already be eaten.
This type of drying is not very suitable for long-term storage, but as an independent delicacy or decoration for desserts it will be ideal.
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