Prunes - the product is quite self-sufficient, which is nice to use separately, and also used as a supplement to cold and hot snacks, desserts and main dishes. In the universality of prunes it is not necessary to doubt, in contrast to its cost, which, under an hour, by far not everyone can afford. Regularly use your favorite prunes without hitting the wallet, you can, by preparing dried plums yourself.
How to dry the plum in the sun?
In addition to the fresh, ripe and not damaged plums, no ingredients are needed, since the fruit contains enough sugar to make the finished product tasty and sweet. Before drying in the sun, the fruit should be lowered three times in boiling water for a minute to protect the peel from cracking and speed up the drying process, then drain and spread the plums onto a paper-lined wooden lattice or plywood sheet. Plums are dried for 2-3 days in sunlight, covering the fruit with gauze to protect against insects. In the dark, plums are brought into the room.
If you do not dry the fruit in the sun, but in the shade of the trees, it will take more time to cook, but as a result, the prunes turn out to be darker, soft and sweet.
How to dry plums in the oven?
If the window is cold and sunny deficit, you can dry fruits in a conventional gas or electric oven. Blanched, dried and laid out on a baking sheet with baking paper, plums are placed in an oven heated up to 45 degrees.
After 2-3 hours, when the peel wrinkles, the temperature can be raised to 75 degrees and leave the fruit for another hour. Further the plums should be completely cooled and repeat the drying process for another 3 hours. The general process of preparation of prunes will take about 12 hours, with every 3-4 hours
How to dry plums in an electric dryer?
Before drying the plum in the dryer, the fruits are washed, blanched and dried. The drying of the plum occurs according to a method similar to drying in the oven: the fruit is first dried for 3 hours at 45 degrees, then it is cooled and the process is repeated at 60 degrees 6 hours. After the second cooling, the final drying will take place, which will take another 6 hours at 70 degrees. For uniform drying, at all stages of work, do not forget to swap the equipment every hour.