Cranberries - is the queen of berries. Therefore, without exception, are trying to prepare her for the winter.
With cranberry involves a lot of stories, songs and legends.
It is widely used in medicine and in cooking.
But fresh cranberries is available in a very short period - only from October to January.
There are different methods of harvesting, but in order that she could save all the useful properties and vitamins, the most the best option - drying cranberries.
There are several ways cranberry drying: in the microwave, oven, Electric driers, and in the air.
What you need to know?
- For drying suitable only ripe and whole berries.
- Before the process of drying cranberries to be processed correctly.
- To give the sweetness of the berries, the sugar can be used in preparation for drying.
preliminary stage
It is known that the berry has a rather thick skin which prevents normal drying process.
Here are two ways to prepare cranberries for drying:
- Boil water in a saucepan and blanch preselected, berries and washed for 1 minute.
- In order to balance the level of acid in the berries, fruit can be soaked for 4 hours a sugar syrup.
After that, discard them in a colander and let drain.
All - the berries are ready for drying.
Important! After cooking, cranberry, berry preserves in its composition a lot more vitamins and mineral elements than when dried fresh cranberries without treatment.
Methods for drying the winter cranberries
In the microwave
Pretreated berries lay one dielectric layer on the grate, after its lay cotton cloth.
We turn on the microwave and set the timer for 3 minutes.
Open the door and gently mix the berries.
Re-enable the device for 3 minutes, and stir again berries.
Thus alternate switching process for 3 minutes and off for 1 minute to as long as the fruit does not become suitable for winter storage.
Typically, drying in a microwave lasts 15-20 minutes.
In the oven
Pour prepared blanched berries in one layer on a baking tray.
Preheat oven to 45 degrees and put baking cranberry for drying in the oven.
Once berries podvyalyatsya slightly increase the chamber temperature to 70 degrees.
The duration of the drying procedure in the oven cranberry - not more than 7 hours.
Important! When dried cranberries prerequisite is to ensure air circulation.
Therefore, periodically open the oven door and turn the pan.
The Electric driers
Prepared blanched cranberries put on a paper towel to help remove any moisture after blanching.
Then, evenly shift Electric driers berries on pallets and set the temperature to 55 degrees
On the lower pallets berries dry up faster than on the top.
Therefore, larger fruit can be laid down or during drying trays to change places.
The duration of the drying procedure - from 3 to 40 hours.
On open air
Main preform cranberry method - drying outdoors.
To do this, you need to prepare the berries in exactly the manner as described above, or simply cut the fruit into two halves.
Put in one layer on the wood pallet or plywood previously lay her parchment paper or foil.
You can also use the lattice pallets.
Bear bowl with berries on a balcony or attic.
Daily Jumble Berry, which will ensure uniform air supply to the fetus.
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