Homemade dried apricots

Halves

Halves

Well, of course, the halves will dry for a long time, they are thick and there is a lot of liquid in them, and it will take 20-24 hours

And to dry such "thick" fruits at what temperature?

And to dry such "thick" fruits at what temperature?

First, at a high 55-60 *, so that the moisture dries up, the apricots wilt a little - then we transfer to medium T * and until cooked.

Thank you!

Thanks for the recipe!

Thanks for the recipe!

Elena, dry and eat to your health!

[Admin]

Admin, thanks for the recipe. The apricots are delicious. I made from one and a half kg, and today my husband said that he would buy a box
True, my dryer is the most simple one - bomann, without a temperature regulator, but it also coped with it.
By the way, it also turned out interestingly with syrup. We bought a mulberry for yonanas, but it’s not sweet. I dipped it in hot apricot syrup. In the end, everything turned out delicious. Syrup including

[Saba]

Saba, FOR HEALTH!
It is not so important which model of the dryer, the main thing is that it turns out tasty
Already a success if the husband galloped for the box

And a syrup blend can also be canned in bottle jars, in winter it will be very useful for replacing sugar

[Admin]

Admin, Tanyush! You have such beautiful apricots in your picture! And all my skins are peeled off, they don't keep their shape, although I tried to buy strong ones, but when I heat up, I don't add water a little bit either, they still stand, cool down, the skins slip .. The first time I dried Moldavian, and yesterday I bought Armenian, and they are generally soft. How to make them so pretty?
You dried a little without sugar syrup, they darkened and dried for a very long time, and only for compote. decided not to do that anymore. Dried dried faster, and cherries and cherries too.

And I have two bad experiences with apricots. I bought the hardest, even greenish in places. The juice separated, they were still intact, and when I put them in the sugar syrup, as soon as it boiled with the apricots inside, my apricots got stuck and turned into jam. I immediately twisted the temperature to a minimum, but it didn’t save me. How to properly boil it in syrup so that they could not crumble?

Girls, I somehow have nothing to say, I described the whole process and showed the photo in the recipe itself.
Be guided by the fact of the behavior of the fruit.

And just in general, it is very tasty, but not practical, if only there are apricots from your garden, in excess, then you can indulge in your dried apricots. The exit is very small and the pleasure is very expensive

I buy apricots "with crumpled barrels" on the market, therefore they are cheaper, and I make chips from them - it is much cheaper and tasty

[Admin]

Admin, Thank you. There is no garden with apricots of our own, so you have to buy ready-made dried apricots, too, it is not known what they are processing. Therefore, even if the output is small, but you did it yourself, and you are responsible for the quality. And yesterday I bought Armenian apricots for 90 rubles, others were cheaper.
Now I think not to boil the fruit, but to preserve this syrup, and fill it with only hot syrup, adding only sugar and letting it brew. I will try.

From the experience of cooking jam, try this: as soon as the syrup boils, turn it off and throw the apricots into the hot syrup, let it saturate and cool in it. When I lived in Kyrgyzstan, I always made jam using this technology, the apricots remained intact.

And they will fall apart. Dried cherries - no problem at all. But with apricots it is not working yet. Will fall apart, very good. they dry for a long time (12-16 hours), sticky even at the end of drying, stick to pallets.Although, if you close your eyes to all the inconveniences, the result is pleasing. How real dried apricots are obtained (albeit clumsy).

Well, apricots should be sweet and sticky - they are in sugar syrup
And the drying time depends on many reasons: temperature, weight of apricots, amount of apricots in the dryer ...
I never pay attention to the drying time - the drying result itself is important. And 12-16 hours for sugar-coated apricots, not that long

My dried apricots lie in a linen bag for a week. It ceased to be sticky (i.e. completely), it became drier and the feeling that sugar began to crystallize on the surface of apricots. Fine sugar dust is felt on the fingers. Maybe she will be better at the bank? And I'm afraid it will completely dry up before winter.

Tanya, here is going to make apricots according to your recipe, but can you tell me how you can save apricot pits for their further use in some recipe? Is it a pity to throw it away?

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, you can put the seeds on the jam, I really like apricot jam with seed nuts, only I cut the apricots myself into slices, it turns out more delicious.

But the dried ones do not come out for me, it seems that the fruits are solid and I don’t cook them in syrup, but it’s all the same to creep and I put them on the pastille.

Hello, I recently bought a dryer. Tell me if you dry an apricot without sugar or syrup, is it delicious? Want more dietary goodies

if you dry an apricot without sugar or syrup, is it delicious?

depends on the variety, on the sweetness of the apricot itself, but we buy dried apricots on the market - there are both sweeter and sour

if you want something more natural - dry or dry without preliminary heat treatment, taking out the bones, then by the cheek and chew all winter a very, very dietary delicacy
I want * sweets *, - Tanya told in detail and showed about this yummy

Hello, I recently bought a dryer. Tell me if you dry an apricot without sugar or syrup, is it delicious? Want more dietary goodies

Tasty! It will turn out sour to taste.I dry it with chips:

Dried fruit chips (Admin)

Then I add to the porridge

Drying "Fruit and berry bouquet", natural whole fiber, oatmeal porridge "like from a bag", fruit drink (Admin)

but I don't boil apricots, the syrup boils and only then I put the apricot there and turn it off immediately, leave it to cool. They are soaked in syrup enough and so

[Admin]

Admin, Tatyana, Hello! For the third season I have been drying cherries, cherries, apricots, plums and other fruits according to your recipes. All my friends were "infected" with this activity and now we are * JOKINGLY * a "gang" of happy owners of dryers and such a great treat. I use it in baked goods instead of raisins, in cottage cheese casseroles, biscotti, etc.
This year the cherries are ready and today the first batch of cherries is already dried))
Have a good fruitful summer and new recipes for us! I always look forward to them!

[Tanyusha]

Tanyusha, to the health of your entire gang
How good are you, a lot of fruits
And while we are waiting for "what will be brought, how much, at what price", it is too early for us to dry

[Admin]

Admin, Tanyusha, I want to consult. For three years we have not had a crop of apricots, and in this one the branches are all strewn with them, they are about to ripen. They are very large. I want to dry some, and wither some. Do you think you should cut them into halves or cut them into 6 pieces?

Added Thursday, 23 Jun 2016, 01:33 PM

Oh, more))) In the rollers with Isidri, the halves of the apricot are turned inside out for drying. Did you do that?

Tanya, if the apricots are large, it is better to divide them in half, so they will dry out better from the inside, liquid will not accumulate in them. After all, our production is not industrial, with high technology of drying machines, and we dry without special additives.
Optimally - in half.

I updated the photo in the recipe, now you can see the whole process.

Drying and drying are different technologies. What does the Isidri recipe suggest - simple drying, or in syrup?
With drying it is easier, put it down, the juice has dried out and order. Dried apricots can be dried "to brick", will be dry.
It doesn't work that way with syrup, the syrup makes the fruit plastic.

The apricot is turned inside out so that the wet surface is larger, and drying occurs faster.
But, I did not notice the difference

You can try different options and everything will be delicious.

Yes, yes, at the expense of the difference between drying and jerking, everything is clear to me) There they dry by turning inside out. I didn't do that, I just dried it in halves. It would be interesting to understand the difference in taste between dried halves in the usual way and turned out))))
This year you have no new ideas or recipes?))

Posted Thursday, 23 Jun 2016, 02:17 PM

We have created an Eco-village in our region. They give master classes on baking sourdough bread, teach how to dry fruits and berries, and sell all this stuff there. You should have seen what prices are set by scrap))) Especially for marshmallow.
I am very glad that I bought Isidri in due time and found your recipes. Now I buy raisins only for kvass, all baked goods are on dried fruits)))

It would be interesting to understand the difference in taste between dried halves in the usual way and turned out))))

Well, it's very simple!
Put on the drying tray a little bit of the "turned out" apricot, and a little "upside down" and dry - then taste. And we make a verdict for ourselves - what turned out to be tastier! Except you, no one will determine which apricot is tastier, this is your individual taste

And that's right))) Thank you, Tanya!) Have a nice day!)

Tanyusha,: rose: I've already made two visits,
The only thing is, they darken after drying from me, either the apricot variety is like this, or from sugar. I put the beautiful yellow ones, I pull out the bones with a ceramic knife, but they still darken, but they are delicious!

Tanya, what if you just dry the apricots in the dryer ?! Will they be stored ?! Or is the operation with sugar necessary ?!

[Nadia]

Nadia, delicious!
It can darken from long drying, and the amount of syrup in them. When thin plates, they dry faster and are beautiful

Next week, I'm going to do apricots.
I have cherry plum jam with rum according to the plan, three pans are on the table

Tanya, what if you just dry the apricots in the dryer ?! Will they be stored ?! Or is the operation with sugar necessary ?!

Of course they will. Only the halves will dry for a long time and may darken, oxidize

[Admin]

Admin, Tanyusha, they take a long time to dry! I bought such honey apricots, very fragrant and sweet, and I had to dry them for a long time.
Musenovna, I dried them last year and without sugar. They darkened and we only used them for compote. Still preserved in excellent condition .. but, jerky is tastier!

[Admin]

Admin, Tanyusha,, good day! Made the first dried apricots today. The halves are still drying (a long time, damn it, already 12 hours), and I made these in quarters. Delicious We did not have a 3-year harvest, now I will have a little pleasure)))) Not as beautiful as yours, but TASTY !!!!!

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[Tanyusha]

Tanyusha, pulled out your apricots:



They look very, very cute. There will be something to eat in winter ... if they live up to that time

Tanya, thank you for your kind words! I am very glad that everything is working out for you, and everything is delicious.

[Admin]

Admin, thanks for the photo) nice. Either I do not know how from the tablet, or not provided with it. There seem to be links for tablets, but they are not active. Hands still itching to wither, tomorrow I will make a sortie on the roof (the tree is high), maybe I can collect a little more. I already have a tradition: I did it, I reported to you and: Have a nice day, Tanyushenka! Until the next report)))

tomorrow I'll make a sortie on the roof (the tree is high), maybe I'll collect a little more.

What a delight Climbed onto the roof ... and ready-made dried apricots, the freshest
I immediately remembered the old-old apricot at my grandmother's garden. The tree was gnarled, spreading, and branches went onto the roof of the barn, and apricots of a huge size fell on the roof of the barn and there they themselves reached a dried state in the sun What a thrill it was to climb onto the roof of the barn and feast on such apricots, without any hygiene there - I took it and ate it here But at the bottom there is already a grandmother with a broom, “you’ll collapse the roof, you’ll fall through, don’t climb ...” Well, a tear, well, I’ll wait until the noise passes ... and again on the roof

[Admin]

And at the bottom there is already a grandmother with a broom, "you will collapse the roof, fall through, do not climb ..."

Oh, yes) Now I tell my son so))) without a broom, really, but the roof is really still the same)))) But the desire to pick an apricot outweighs)))

Added Wednesday 29 Jun 2016 4:57 PM

Admin, Tanya, Hellp! Out of 5kg of apricots prepared for jerking, about a kilogram have spread. I don't know why, if I would have done it as usual. Well, okay, and four is enough))) What is my question to you: can I kill this pulp with a blender and make a marshmallow? What do you think?

Tatyana! Thank you so much for your advice, wisdom! Dried apricots, strawberries, zucchini-family delighted! I’m already hiding from the younger, I’m hooked on strawberry marshmallows. Each of your recipes is a masterpiece!

[Tanya]

What is my question to you: can I kill this pulp with a blender and make a marshmallow? What do you think?

Tanya, just saw this post, and then by accident - yours was added
Of course, you can put it on the marshmallow, they are already sweet
Or you can make a paste in the freezer in a jar

[Nadia]

Tatyana! Thank you so much for your advice, wisdom! Dried apricots, strawberries, zucchini-family delighted! I’m already hiding from the younger, I’m hooked on strawberry marshmallows. Each of your recipes is a masterpiece!

Nadia, as she mentally wrote, I went with a balm to my liking
Thanks for the kind words

I'll go and think of something else

[Tanechka]

2. Removal from the fruit of its own juice

Tanechka, and if after this point you put the apricots to dry, will it be nonsense?

[Admin]

Admin, Tanyusha! Well, everything, I stocked up))) 1.3kg of dried apricots and a little marshmallow))
Thanks for your support and advice! Point 3 of this season is closed (point 1 and 2-cherry, sweet cherry, respectively). Now I will wait for plums and tomatoes)))
I don’t dare to go for zucchini.

P.S. Well, with pictures, as usual, there they are)))

Added Thursday, 30 Jun 2016, 01:45 PM

Added Thursday, 30 Jun 2016 1:51 pm

Tanechka, and if after this point you put the apricots to dry, will it be nonsense?

Inna, Tanya will definitely give you the right advice, just wait for her. As for me, if you put it to dry right away, they will be raw and will not take in a sufficient amount of sugar. I have a post. the game was mellow and I was afraid it would fall apart, so I didn't add sugar at all. I cooked the syrup, threw the apricots into it, quickly brought it to a boil and turned it off. After cooling on a sieve and then drying. And then they fell apart a little, so I made a marshmallow of them.

I don’t dare to go for zucchini.

But in vain! You have to try it, just try it ... not to come off

[Tanechka]

they will be raw and will not take in enough sugar.

Tanechka, well, they will hardly remain damp, they will dry out ... someday ...

And that the fruits will take less sugar, I even like it !!!

Sugary sweetness will not be !!!

For me personally, this is an undoubted "+" !!!

Why I wondered, this is how the authors of my book on canning recommend cooking dried apricots and other fruits ...

I cooked zucchini, apples and pumpkin in a similar way, I slightly doubted whether this method was suitable for strawberries and apricots, it is probably worth trying and drawing the appropriate conclusions ...

And thank you very much for your responsiveness, Tanechka !!!

[according to the book "Dried fruits and vegetables"]

Girls, I learned to dry fruits and vegetables according to the book "Dried fruits and vegetables", which I described in detail in the topic Cured and dried homemade cherries

She showed the result in pictures, told in detail, and even expressed her opinion and gave a comment "why and why it is so desirable to do it."

Therefore, if you have a desire to add something, make your own additions, change something - please, be on your health!
Everyone has the right to do it their own way and get a product that satisfies you in terms of quality

Cook for health, in winter everything will be tasty and healthy

[Crumb]

Crumb, Innus, you know how I did the strawberries: dipped the boiling syrup into the syrup, turned it off, allowed it to cool, brought it to a boil again and off. And so 3 times. That is, the principle of cooking is like candied fruit. Something like that.Taste-fairy tale) And what book have you read? The one that Tanyusha read, I have already studied))))
Thanks to Admin-Tanyusha, I caught fire with drying, bought Isidri without hesitation, and now summer for me is not a beach season, but a club of maniacs-dryers))))

Added Thursday, 30 Jun 2016 04:47 PM

Admin, Tanyushka, convinced for the zucchini)) Tomorrow I'll go to the market to buy. This is a sweet cherry this year at a cosmic price, and our zucchini are generally worth a penny.

Thanks to Admin-Tanyusha, I caught fire with drying, bought Isidri without hesitation, and now summer for me is not a beach season, but a club of maniacs-dryers))))

Aha! Who goes where - and we go to the market, or to the garden, instead of the beach
So, I didn't want to prepare anything this year ... but here so many ideas have appeared, can you resist?