How to make pumpkin drying at home using an oven, a step-by-step recipe with a photo will tell in detail. Video recipe.
Dried pumpkin is a unique and useful preparation, in which all vitamins and minerals are preserved during processing. Of all types of winter preparations, it is in the drying that almost all the vitamin and mineral composition of the products is preserved. You can dry it at home in different ways, but most often they use an oven and special electric dryers.
In winter, dried pumpkin pieces can be eaten on their own as a sweet treat and dessert with tea, coffee, milk, cocoa … For children, this natural dish will replace sweets. With this kind of drying, you can make a variety of dishes: salads, desserts, first courses, fish, meat. In addition, dried pumpkin can be powdered. Pounded dried pumpkin will give the baked goods an attractive appearance and improve the original taste. Dried pumpkin has good keeping quality when the conditions are right. In addition, drying saves space.
All pumpkin varieties are suitable for drying, but it is advisable to take autumn ones with thick peel. They are tastier and dry faster. The fruit must be fully ripe, intact, free from spots and signs of spoilage.
See also how to prepare pumpkin jam.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 262 kcal.
- Servings - Any Amount
- Cooking time - 30 minutes of preparatory work, 2 hours of drying in the oven
Ingredients:
Pumpkin - any quantity
Step by step cooking dried pumpkin in the oven, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the pumpkin well, cut it into pieces, peel the pulp with seeds and cut the peel.
2. Cut the pulp in any convenient way, depending on which particular dish is being prepared. There are several options. The first is thin slices like chips. The second - narrow strips of 5 mm thick for soups, salads, vegetable and meat dishes. The third - small cubes, as sweet candied fruits for self-consumption or use in baking.
3. Put the prepared pumpkin slices on a baking sheet and put in a preheated oven to 80 degrees for 2 hours. Dry them with the door slightly open, turning from side to side so that the slices dry evenly. However, the drying time depends on the thickness of the pieces and the type of pumpkin. Ready dried pumpkin in the oven is considered when it does not stick to the fingers, but retains its elasticity. If you want to cook pumpkin flour, grind the dried plates in a mortar, scroll in a meat grinder with a fine grid or grind with a coffee grinder.
See also the video recipe on how to cook candied pumpkin fruits in the dryer!
