what is the purpose of drying apples(drying fruits) in the oven?

Answer 1

Drying apples is the only way to preserve them without the need to use power over the storage period, or using sugar.
The use of an oven on a very low setting can do this if you don't have a dryer or enough sunlight.
We are drying this year's crop of apples now. We have dryer, but the preparation for oven drying is to cut the fruit in half, core each half, peel the apple and store in a bowl of water with a handful of ascorbic acid and juice of a lime or lemon. Then they are cut into 1/8th inch pieces, dried of the water mix on a paper towel, then laid out not touching on oven paper on trays in the oven on its lowest setting with the fan running. Check the fruit after a couple of hours. They should dry to a crisp, or at least a leathery feel. Store in tightly sealed jars in a cool place. They will last at least a year.

Answer 2

Drying is a way to preserve fruit. Dried fruit has a long shelf life and gives you an alternative when fresh fruit is not available. For instance, when it is not in season or you don't have freezers.

Fruit can be dried naturally or with the help of a machine. Ovens are used to dry fruit when climate is humid and the fruit could get mold or rot, instead of drying.

Flavors concentrate in dried fruit due to the loss of water. However, there is a large loss of Vitamin C in the drying process and this loss is greater when heat is used. Only a tiny fraction of the Vitamin C originally present in fresh fruit remains when it is dried.

Answer 3

Simply put "To get the moisture out quickly" at a low heat. dried fruit lasts longer (months and months). Moisture breeds bacteria and aids in decompostion. It will dry quicker in an oven than in just air.

Also you can use a dehydrator

Answer 4

To dry them

Answer 5

Simply put, preservation. They will last longer than their fresh counterparts.

Answer 6

They last longer?