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- True delights: Quinces just dry yourself
- Ingredients:
- Easy preparation:
- Note:
- Immature quinces
- drying process
- After the oven ...
- Tips & Tricks
True delights: Quinces just dry yourself
Raw quinces are not edible. Nevertheless, they can be dried in this condition. So the pome fruit offers the whole winter over a delicious variety. Learn how their vitamin bombs last.
Ingredients:
Easy preparation:
Proceed in the same way as when cooking the fruit. The fruits are rubbed off with a soft and dry cloth. After washing peel, quarter and core them.
Note:
Be careful with the seed kernels, these should not be broken.
In the next step cut the quinces into thick slices (about 1 centimeter). Very ripe quinces are recognizable by their soft consistency. These are dried directly in the raw state.
Immature quinces
Some harder specimens (in columns) need a short trip through a honey bath before drying. Boil the fruits for about 4 to 5 minutes in a broth of water and honey syrup.
drying process
The pieces of fruit are distributed in a single layer on a baking grid. At about 40 to 50 degrees Celsius the quinces dry for about 8 to 24 hours. During this time, the columns must be checked at regular intervals.
When drying at different levels at the same time, swap the grids on this occasion as well.
Finished quinces should not be mushy, but have an elastic and soft consistency. A constant control by finger pressure is recommended. Furthermore, a test piece can be cut open. If there is still a thin, light stripe inside the column, the end soon approaches.
After the oven ...
When the fruit pieces have finally reached the desired state, let them cool down directly on the grilles. After that they rest for about 48 hours between two sheets of cotton or linen. For this purpose, room temperature (15 to 20 degrees Celsius) is recommended.
Airtight, these delicacies will last until after Christmas. Check the quince regularly during the first few weeks. In individual cases it can come to rehydration and there is a slight risk of mold.
If you notice a noticeable moisture, it is possible to continue dying at any time.
Tips & Tricks
Quinces are also suitable for making juices, jams and other goodies.
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