Some bakers have suggested in the comments to add a spoonful of jam or marmalade to the filling mixture. Our favorite dehydrator, on the other hand, has five removable racks, an adjustable temperature setting, a clear lid for easy viewing, and easy, push-button controls. Scatter them across your Christmas dinner table, tie strings around them to use as baubles on a Christmas tree, or string onto a garland with other dried decorations.

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I grew up just after the war making this with freshly chopped mint and the whole idea was NOT to make it too sweet but have a contrast between the short pastry and the sweet fruit.Follow our simple tutorial on How to dry oranges for Christmas Decorations, it’s so easy the kids can get involved too! If you've ever felt the pain in your gut (and in your wallet) when you shell out for a single-serve bag of dried fancy mango, it's time to make a change. Spoon the currant mixture evenly onto the pastry on the baking tray, leaving a small gap around the edges. I reduced the amount of sugar and next time I will try adding some jam (as suggested above) to bind it all together. Keep different fruits on different trays as each type will become fully dehydrated in a different amount of time.

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Fill up a bowl with the dried citrus fruit, add in some cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise and pine cones to create some festive potpourrifor the home. Yes, you could use an oven set at its lowest temperature, but most ovens run too hot to thoroughly dehydrate fruit without scorching it. While the fruits' edges can be touching, make sure they do not overlap, which could cause the pieces to stick together and the overlapping parts to be less dehydrated than the rest of the fruit. Blueberries and cranberries can be left whole, but you'll need to pierce their skin with a clean skewer or paring knife so the skins don't dry out and harden before the insides are fully dehydrated.Ever-so simple and a lot more tasty than it’s pet-name may suggest, Fruit Slice is a melt-in-the-mouth short crust pastry treat, loaded with currants and lashings of sugar.