Apples Galore!

This week I was faced again with "what do I do with it?",
only this time is wasn't with veggies but FRUIT!
I was given the opportunity to pick some apples from my neighbors tree (Thank you!!!). They're completely organic, on the small side, sweet-ish apples. They kinda remind me of Golden Delicious apples, only they're a little more grainy and taste more "green" for lack of better words. Yum!

So I've decided to do several things with them...

1. Dehydrate half the apples (half as plain "chips" and the other half seasoned with cinnamon & sugar).
2. Apple Butter made in my slow cooker.
3. Apple Scrap Jelly, using the scraps.
4. Apple preserves/syrup, for pancakes or french toast.

 This would be the first time I've used a dehydrator, so hopefully my "chips" will turn out edible *crossesfingers*

First off, I washed the apples and pulled off all the stems.

Next I used my nifty apple-peeler-corer-slicer
(without using the peeler part) to slice my apples into nice little wedges.
Make sure to keep the scraps for jelly!

I filled a bowl with water and added the juice of a small lemon.
Add the apple slices and let sit for at least 5 minutes.
Strain and the place on the drying racks.

Like so...

 Now we wait....

6-8 hours later we *should* have nice crispy "chips" to enjoy!

When they're done I'll post more pictures and an update on how they taste.

I would love to hear what YOU would do if you access to so many apples.

~E