Apple Crisps

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PieOPah

Apple Crisps

Post by PieOPah » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:46 pm

Okay, nothing to do with alcohol, but I was wondering if anybody had any experience of baking their own crisps.

I would like to give my daughter a healthy snack and apple crisps seem a great idea.

I know that I would just need to slice them up thinnly and stick them in the oven, but any idea roughly how long and what heat? I guess I would need to pat them dry as well to help stop them sticking together. A nice dusting of cinnamon would certainly help them taste nicer as well :D

Cheers :)
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Post by johnmac » Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:07 pm

When I make crisps from spuds, I use a potato peeler to get thin slices.

When I made cider, I used a chip maker to cut up the apples. I thought about trying apple chips, but didn't.
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PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:17 pm

I have a slicer, just the cooking process which eludes me :) Looked up (briefly) info on google but struggled to find much!
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dan_olo

Post by dan_olo » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:01 pm

To get that crispness (the essential characteristic of a crisp!) you'll need to deep fry them in oil at around 190oC for about a minute. This obviously reduces the overall nutritional value somewhat...

In terms of slicing, a mandolin like this one:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!2922

is ideal. Be careful of your fingers though!
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PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:04 pm

I was wanting to bake them rather than frying. Something I would be happy to give my daughter as an alternative to fried crisps.

We have bought baked apple crisps in the past but they are quite expensive.... Wanted to make my own to save money!
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PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:33 pm

I'll give em a go both with and without a small amount of oil :)
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PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:46 pm

I like the idea of trying honey. I'll give that a go first.

Was definately going to try some with cinnamon. May even give the ginger a try.

Will have to wait until next weekend though as the wife has control of the kitchen for now :D

Thanks :D
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TheBigEasy

Post by TheBigEasy » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:45 am

PoP,
Have a search for apple chips.
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PieOPah

Post by PieOPah » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:49 am

Thanks :D

I was searching for apple crisps.... no wonder I didn't get many results.

Got enough info to keep me going now. Cheers :D :D
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subsub

Post by subsub » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:09 pm

My mother used to feed us Parsnip crisps when we were younger, bloody grand they were too :D
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Post by awalker » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:11 pm

Wouldn't a dehydrator do the trick
So that they still are good for you and nutrition has not been baked out

I was thinking about trying this at the weekend as I was pressing apples for apple wine.
http://www.juiceland.co.uk/item--Hottop ... PDRAW.html
I am sure they can be bought cheaper

Edit: indeed they can
http://www.motherearthnews.com/DIY/2006 ... rator.aspx
http://www.solarfooddryer.com/SunWorks_Info.htm
Could use it to do hops as well :D
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