How to dry plum and prunes in an electric dryer, oven, in the sun? How to dry yellow and black plum at home?

Preparation of prunes at home with an oven, microwave, electric dryer and the sun.

How to dry plum and prunes in an electric dryer, oven, in the sun? How to dry yellow and black plum at home?

In order to have a stern supply in winter, you can use the drying method in which the largest amount of vitamin is preserved. You will learn more about the methods of drying plums further.

How to dry black and yellow plum in an electric dryer: with bones and without bones?

Plum is very useful for the human body, as it contains a number of vitamins, sugars and oils, prunes have a mild laxative effect, any varieties are suitable for obtaining dried plum. To get prunes, you can use different methods, one of which is to use an electric dryer, for this:

• Select ripe, healthy fruits
• Wash and remove the leaves and stalk from the plum
• Divide large fruits and remove the bone, small dry the whole
• In order for the prunes to dry faster and be stored longer, first blanch the plum. To do this, lower the fruits into a boiling solution with water and soda in a ratio of 1:15 for 2-3 seconds and immediately rinse under running water
• Dry the plums and put the electric dryer into the pallet of 1 layer, if the fruits are cut, you should put them with a cut up
• The drill drying process passes in three stages, the time for conducting each 5-6 hours, the temperature of the first is 40 ° C, from the second and the subsequent one by 60 ° C and 80 ° C, respectively
• Between the stages take a break of 2-3 hours, then change the pallets in places so that each part gets the desired temperature
• Properly dried prunes are elastic and soft, but despite this, when pressed, the juice should not stand out from it

Bunny in an electric dryer

Bunny is a universal ingredient for meat, poultry, pastries and desserts, if you have a plum in your garden, and an electric dryer is waiting in the kitchen, then this hour has already come.

How to dry the plum in the oven?

Buy prunes in a store is a fairly expensive pleasure, the manufacturer offers small bags with dried cherries for a decent amount. But every housewife can prepare such a dried fruit in her kitchen in the oven if he takes advantage of further recommendations:

• The initial stage is similar to the previous one, be sure to wash and clean the plum from the stalks, take the crumpled or rotten fruits
• Divide large plums, remove the bone, leave the small fruit as a whole
• Blanch the fruits of 30 seconds in soda solution, then rinse in cold water
• Leave the prepared plums to dry on a cotton towel, at this time, heat the oven to 50 ° C
• Spread the paper on a baking sheet and put the fruits, put the cut plug up upward
• First, dry the plum for 4 hours, then pull out and cool the dried fruits for 4-5 hours
• At the next stage, increase the temperature to 80 ° C, by time-5-6 hours and cool again
• At the last stage for 30 minutes, dry prunes at a temperature of 100 ° C, so a pleasant shine appears on the fruits
• Store the finished prunes in a glass jar with a tightly closing lid

This is what the prunes look like in the oven

Important: only whole plums need to blanch, this is done so that cracks appear on the fruits through which moisture will evaporate. Cut plums do not need to blanch, since moisture evaporates through the cuts

During the preparation of prunes in the kitchen, tempting aromas will be blurred, only very strong ones will be able to resist, so as not to try dried plums directly from the baking sheet.

How to dry prunes without bones?

As is already known, plums can be dried with or without bones. Czechs use a great option for drying plums without bones, now you will learn about this, for this, use black or dark blue plum:

• Wash the plums and divide them in half, remove the bone
• Pour 1 liter of water into the pan and add 15 g of citric acid to it, bring to a boil
• Put the plums in a colander or a basket for deep fruit and immerse in the solution for 20 seconds
• Dry on a cotton towel, put on the pallet cuts up and place in a dryer cabinet at a temperature of 40 ° C for 5 hours, pull out and leave to cool at the same time
• Turn the plums with a cut down and dry for 5 hours, but at a temperature of 70 ° C, cool 5 hours again
• Then lower the temperature to the original and leave to dry up for 8 hours
• Lay out the prunes obtained on the parchment, after cooling, place in a sealed container and store in a cool place

It is convenient to use prunes without bones in many dishes

Bunny without bones according to this method turns out to be elastic and moderately dried. From 2 kg of fresh drain you get 0.5 kg of prunes.

How to dry yellow and black plum in the sun?

The most natural way to obtain prunes is drying in the sun, so you can dry any grade of plum. To do this, you need a wooden pallet or cardboard sheet, as well as the implementation of these recommendations:

• Wash the plum, remove the stalk and take away rotten fruits
• Divide the plums in half and remove the bone, you can dry them whole, but the process will be delayed, and such an option is also possible that it will not be dried inside the drain, and this will negatively affect the storage process
• On cardboard or pallet, lay the fruit with a cut up, cover with gauze and put it to a sunny place, a great option would be the roof of the house
• At night or on a cloud day, put plums into the room so that the fruits do not
  Turn the fruit over 2 days in 2 days so that they are evenly dried
• In the sun, the plums will dry for about a week, check the readiness of dried fruits to the touch, they should be elastic, not sticky, do not secrete juice when pressed

Ready prunes after drying in the sun

Keep dried fruits in fabric bags or wooden boxes. This method, although quite long, but does not require any financial costs from you, only sunny weather is necessary.

How to dry plum in a microwave?

You can get prunes at home if you use the microwave. This is one of the fastest, but no less effective ways for which you need to follow these recommendations:

• Washed plums, dry on a towel and put on a plate in 1 layer
• Put the plate in the microwave, and turn on the timer for 30 seconds, the power will be 300 watts
• Constantly check the readiness of prunes, you will need no more than 5 minutes to cook
• Put dried fruits on paper and let cool, then place in a storage container

Important: constantly monitor the preparation process, in the microwave oven, the drain is very quickly dried, and after that it burns out

In the microwave, thanks to electromagnetic waves, prunes are evenly dried, without losing taste and beneficial properties.

Bunny after the microwave

The prunes are extremely useful for problems with the intestines, it helps to delicately cleanse the body, and also get rid of a couple of extra pounds. Also added prunes will give a piquant taste to meat, pilaf and dessert, so if you have the opportunity to prepare dried plums for the winter, be sure to do this.

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