Ingredients:
ApplesStrawberriesKiwifruit1 Tbsp. Water1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
Instructions Clean all the fruit. Core and slice the apples and strawberries. I dried 2 apples, 6 strawberries, and 2 kiwis. Use a mandoline slicer to slice the apple into equally thin slices. Skin and slice the kiwifruit. Dunk the kiwi into a mixture of 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to keep them green during the drying process. Heat the oven to 275 degrees F. Place cheesecloth over metal drying racks and place on a large jelly-roll pan or directly on your oven grates, depending on how wide they are. Place the fruit on the cheesecloth and bake for 1 hour. Rotate the pans and flip over the fruit. Bake for another hour; rotate and flip again. Bake for another hour. It’s now been 3 hours of low and slow drying. Check your fruit. If it’s still soft, bake for another 30 to 60 minutes with the oven door cracked open. I used a large wooden spoon to prop mine open. If it’s dry to your satisfaction, turn off the oven but leave the fruit in there until it completely cools. You can leave it in the oven overnight with the light on to dry.
