Delicious dried pears will remind you of the bygone summer in the cold season. With them, you can cook delicious compotes that will please all family members. You need to take care of the preparation of pears in advance, especially since the drying process itself is quite accessible.
It is necessary
Pears, knife
Instructions
Step 1
Purchase the matching fruit before drying pears. Overripe pears are not suitable for drying, whose pulp will simply choke under the knife. It is best to take ripe fruits with a hard, grainy pulp that have a small core.
Step 2
Wash the pears, wipe them dry and cut them in half. Then remove the core and cut the fruit into slices of equal thickness. The thinner they are, the faster the pears will dry. The optimum slice thickness is within one centimeter. Pears can be quartered, but in this case they require higher temperatures. An oven is best suited as pears may not dry out in the sun.
Step 3
After the pears are cut, lay them in one layer on any flat surface. ambient temperature. For the first couple of days, pears should be in direct sunlight, after which they will dry out in the shade.
Step 4
Store dried pears in a linen bag, preferably near heat sources, so there is less chance of pests growing in them. Plastic bags are not suitable for storing dried fruit.
