Apricots Full Grown, Dried
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Wash the apricots in warm water.
Place them on sieves without letting them touch each other.
Dry and store
Put them in a 400°F (200°C) oven for two to three days, changing the sieves daily.
Once dry, store them in boxes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Full grown apricots
- Drying removes its water, concentrating sugar and giving a chewy texture.
The step that matters
Keep the apricots separated on the sieves. Apricots that touch trap moisture between them. Spacing lets warm air move freely around each piece, so the fruit dries evenly instead of staying damp or spoiling in spots.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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