Pastila in the dryer

Pastila in the dryer is an alternative to store-bought sweets, the benefits of which are questionable. It is considered a healthy food and primarily for children. Pastille is prepared according to various recipes from berry puree and using a special electric dryer for fruits and vegetables. The drying process is long, 12-16 hours, but the housewife spends her time only on properly preparing the berry mass.

Apple marshmallow in a dryer for vegetables and fruits

There are different dryers and it is better to choose one that says “for marshmallows.” It comes with a special tray. For marshmallow, choose sweet and sour aromatic apples, then the marshmallow will turn out delicious. We prepare marshmallows from raw applesauce in order to preserve vitamins in it as much as possible.

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   Making marshmallows in the dryer at home is very simple. Rinse the apples selected for making marshmallow well with running water. Then peel them, remove the seed pods and cut into pieces.Using any kitchen device, chop the apples to a smooth puree.
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   Wash the dryer tray special for marshmallows clean and dry with a towel. Then grease it with a small amount of any vegetable oil so that the pastille can be easily removed.
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   Spread the applesauce in an even layer on the prepared tray. The layer thickness should be no more than 1 cm and no less than 0.5 cm.
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   Place the tray with puree in the dryer. Set the temperature to 40°C, this is the standard for marshmallows. Turn on the dryer and set the time to 10–12 hours.
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   Towards the end of drying, check the condition of the marshmallow with your hand; it should be elastic and not stick to your palm. Remove the finished marshmallow from the pallet, place it on paper and roll it into rolls. Then cut the rolls into pieces and place them in any dry jar. Apple marshmallow keeps well for a long time at room temperature.

Good luck and delicious preparations!

Delicious currant pastille in the dryer

You can prepare healthy and tasty blackcurrant marshmallows in an electric dryer. Select ripe and soft berries for harvesting. It is crushed, pureed with the addition of sugar, the amount of which can be reduced to your taste, and then dried. Pastila turns out to taste similar to marmalade. The calculation of ingredients is indicated for 1 dryer tray. Prepare marshmallows with sugar.

Cooking time: 11 o'clock.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Portions: 4.

Ingredients:

• Blackcurrant – 500 gr.
• Sugar – 300 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1: First prepare the currants. Go through it, removing all debris. Then rinse with cold water and be sure to dry on a kitchen towel. Grind the berries to a puree using a blender.

Step 2.Pour the puree into a bowl for making jam and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.

Step 3. Grind the hot puree through a thick sieve to remove any remaining peel.

Step 4. Then add the calculated amount of sugar to the resulting puree and stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 5. Pour this berry mass into the same pan and simmer over low heat until it reaches the consistency of thick sour cream.

Step 5. Then cool this puree and beat with a submersible blender.

Step 6: Line clean dryer trays with pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap and grease them with vegetable oil. Place currant puree and sugar on the trays in an even layer no more than 0.5 cm thick.

Step 7: Then place the pallets in the electric dryer. Turn it on for 10 hours and set the temperature to 70°C.

Step 8. Carefully remove the finished marshmallow from the pallets and roll it into rolls. Store this dessert in a clean, dry jar.

Good luck and delicious preparations!

Pear pastille in a dryer for fruits and vegetables

Nowadays, preparing pears in the form of marshmallows has not lost its relevance. Modern electric dryers allow you to preserve this fruit with all the beneficial and tasty qualities of a pear. For marshmallows, choose soft and juicy fruits, since hard varieties require pre-cooking.

Cooking time: 13 hours.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Portions: 400 gr.

Ingredients:

• Pear – 2 kg.
• Sugar – 50 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse the pears selected for making marshmallow thoroughly with cold water and wipe dry. Then peel them and remove spoiled areas and seed pods with a knife. Cut the pears into small pieces.

Step 2.Then grind the pears to a smooth puree. Add the calculated amount of sugar to it and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 3. Place the pear puree in a thin (up to 0.5 cm) layer on special pallets for marshmallows. If your dryer does not have these, cover the wire trays with pieces of parchment paper and grease it with vegetable oil.

Step 4. Place the trays of pear puree in the dryer. Set the device temperature to 50°C and turn it on for 12 hours. You can dry the marshmallow twice for 6 hours with a break.

5. After it has hardened a little, carefully remove the prepared marshmallow from the trays. It should be elastic and not stick to the palm.

Step 6. Then cut it into long pieces, roll it into rolls and tie it with ribbon. Store pear marshmallows in a dry place.

Delicious and successful preparations!

How to prepare plum marshmallow in an electric dryer?

Modern kitchen devices, in particular an electric dryer, allow you to prepare a popular winter preparation at home - marshmallows from plums and other fruits. Sweetened plum puree is prepared and dried to the desired consistency in a dryer at a low temperature, which cannot be done in the oven. This recipe asks you to add a little apple to the plums.

Cooking time: 11 o'clock.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Servings: 200 gr.

Ingredients:

• Pitted plums – 1 kg.
• Apples – 4 pcs.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse the plums for marshmallows thoroughly with cold water and cut them into halves and remove the pit. From 1.5 kg of plums you will get 1 kg of peeled plums.

Step 2. Peel and seed the apples and cut into small pieces.Place these fruits in a multi-bowl and add the calculated amount of sugar to them.

Step 3. Then, in a slow cooker, on the “Stew” program, simmer the plums and apples for 40 minutes. This can also be done in a large saucepan on low heat on the stove.

Step 4. At the end of the program, drain all the juice from the stewed fruit and puree the remaining mass with a blender until smooth. You should end up with a paste similar in consistency to ketchup. This is what we will dry.

Step 5. If there are no special ones for marshmallows, cover the drying trays with parchment paper and grease them a little with vegetable oil so that the marshmallow does not stick too much. Then spread plum paste no more than 5 mm thick onto the trays. From this amount of paste you will have three trays.

Step 6: Place the pallets in the dryer. Set the temperature to 50°C and the time for approximately 8–10 hours. This is usually done at night. Check the readiness of the marshmallow at the end of drying, as overdried marshmallow will be fragile.

Step 7. Then, at the end of the drying process, carefully separate the marshmallow from the paper. You can hold it over steam, then it will separate easier.

Step 8. Cut the prepared plum marshmallow into small pieces.

Step 9. You can roll it into tubes and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store this delicious and healthy dessert in a dry, dark place.

Good luck and delicious preparations!

Delicious and healthy apple marshmallow without sugar in the dryer

An alternative to sweets for tea or a tasty addition to porridge, you can have sugar-free apple marshmallows prepared in an electric dryer. Plums and bananas are often added to this pastille to taste. Prepare on the basis of applesauce without cooking and select ripe, sweet apples.

Cooking time: 13 hours.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Portions: 600 gr.

Ingredients:

• Apples – 3 kg.
• Plums - to taste.
• Bananas - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1: First, prepare the fruit. Rinse them under running water and remove excess moisture with a napkin. Remove the seed pods from the apples. You don't have to remove the peel. Then cut the apples into small pieces. Peel the bananas and remove the pits from the plums. Puree the fruits using a blender or food processor. You can add 1-2 tablespoons of clean water to the fruit puree in the bowl.

Step 2. Chop half of the chopped apples along with the plums.

Step 3. Grind the second half with banana.

Step 4. Lubricate the dryer trays special for marshmallows with a small amount of vegetable oil. Then spread the fruit puree no more than 5 mm thick onto the trays in an even layer.

Step 5: Place the pallets in the dryer. Set the fruit/vegetable program for 12 hours. Temperature will be turned on by default.

Step 6. At the end of the program, carefully remove the marshmallow sheets from the pallets.

Step 7. Then wrap them in tubes, tie them with ribbon or cut them into pieces. Store apple marshmallow without sugar only in the refrigerator.

Good luck and delicious preparations!

How to make homemade marshmallows from fruit puree?

Modern housewives recognize that preparing marshmallows in an electric dryer is a more progressive, economical and professional method compared to other methods. The pastille is dried on special trays for an average of 12–16 hours. This device consumes little energy, an average of 170 W/hour. Pastille is prepared from fruit or vegetable puree, boiled or, more often, raw with the addition of a small amount of sugar. Place no more than 1.5 cups of puree on 1 tray.

Cooking time: 13 hours.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Portions: 200 gr.

Ingredients:

• Fruit or vegetable puree - 1.5 tbsp.
• Sugar - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. For marshmallows, select ripe and soft fruits, even preferably overripe ones. Most often, marshmallows are prepared from apples, plums, pears and berries. The pan must be lubricated with a small amount of vegetable oil.

Step 2. Washed and peeled and seeded fruits are crushed to puree using any blender.

Step 3. The puree is poured onto each tray and it is evenly distributed, but the layer of puree in the middle of the tray is thicker than at the edges. The thickness of the puree layer should be no more than 0.5 cm.

Step 4: Use no more than 1.5 cups of fruit or vegetable puree per tray. If the puree is prepared by cooking, it must be cooled.

Step 5. The tray with puree is carefully placed in the dryer. If you fill the tray immediately in the dryer, you can spill puree into the device, which will disrupt its operation. Also, the dryer does not move during operation.

Step 6. The readiness of the marshmallow (tomato marshmallow in the photo) is checked by hand: it should not stick to the palm in the center of the pan, although the berry and banana marshmallows retain their stickiness.

Step 7. The prepared marshmallow is carefully removed from the tray, rolled into tubes and stored in an airtight container. Marshmallows last longer in the refrigerator than at home temperature.

Step 8. Pastila, especially vegetable pastille, is diluted with juice or water in a 1:1 ratio and used in the form of puree and sauce. There are tables for combining vegetables and fruits for making marshmallows.

Delicious and successful preparations!

How to make marshmallows in the dryer without a special tray?

An electric dryer allows modern housewives to prepare a delicious and healthy dessert - fruit marshmallows.If your dryer model does not have a special tray for marshmallows, then a regular tray can be covered with baking paper. There are different types of paper, and regular white paper is not suitable, as the marshmallow sticks to it. Now you can buy siliconized baking paper, both white and brown. The paper is lubricated with a small (a couple of drops) amount of oil.

Cooking time: 12 hours.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Portions: 1.

Ingredients:

• Apples – 3 pcs.
• Plums – 6 pcs.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse apples and plums with cold water. Then cut the plums into halves and remove the pit. Remove the seed pods from the apples and cut into pieces.

Step 2. Grind the fruits to a puree in a blender or food processor.

Step 3. Cover the electric dryer tray with a sheet of special paper. You can cut a circle out of it to fit the diameter of the pallet. Apply a little vegetable oil to the paper. Then place fruit puree 0.5–1 cm thick on it in an even layer, since the drying time depends on this.

Step 4. Place the tray in the dryer and close it with the lid. Set the temperature to 40°C. Drying time – 10–12 hours. The finished pastille should not stick to your hands, separate well from the paper and not tear. Remove it from the paper when warm. If it is difficult to separate, hold the sheet over steam or moisten it with a sponge.

Step 5. Roll the prepared marshmallow into a tube and store it in an airtight container.

Good luck and delicious preparations!

Delicious homemade apricot pastille in the dryer

Apricot marshmallow will be a healthy and tasty dessert for you. It is distinguished by a beautiful color and a pleasant apricot aroma, and its consistency is similar to dense marmalade. To this pastille add cinnamon, citric acid, honey or sugar according to your taste.It is easy to prepare in the dryer.

Cooking time: 12 hours.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Portions: 200 gr.

Ingredients:

• Peeled apricots – 1 kg.
• Honey – 100 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the apricots for making marshmallows, preferably soft ones, cut them into halves along the groove and remove the pits. Then grind to puree using a blender or meat grinder. In a separate bowl, mix liquid honey with part of the puree. Then pour it into the rest of the apricot puree and mix well.

Step 2. Grease the marshmallow tray with a small amount of vegetable oil. It is convenient to apply it in a thin layer using a cotton pad.

Step 3. Place the apricots with honey on a tray and spread in an even layer up to 1 cm thick, since the drying time depends on the thickness. On average, one tray requires a glass of fruit puree.

Step 4. Place the tray in the electric dryer and close the lid. Set the temperature to 55°C and time to 10 hours. By the end of drying, the apricot pastille should not stick to your hands and be elastic. Carefully remove the marshmallow sheet from the tray.

Step 5. Then cut it into pieces with scissors and roll them into tubes. Apricot marshmallow with honey is a good substitute for candy, as it turns out sweet. Store it in an airtight container or dry jar.

Delicious and successful preparations!