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Dried Strawberries
Sometimes a quiet Sunday begins with something simple: a bowl of strawberries and a little time.
The weather is good, the house is quiet, and somehow you’ve ended up with more strawberries than you can reasonably eat.
So I decided to try something new.
A while ago, I bought a food dehydrator, but I had never really used it.
Drying strawberries had been on my list for quite some time, and this felt like the perfect opportunity.
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Half of the strawberries went in just as they were. The other half received a light sprinkling of sugar.
After that, there was nothing left to do but wait.
After about 24 hours, the whole house slowly began to smell of strawberries.
A warm, sweet scent that lingered in the air like the middle of summer.
Every time I walked past the kitchen, I found myself checking on them.
The result was surprisingly good.
The strawberries without sugar developed a sweeter, slightly tangy flavour, while the sugared version stayed a little softer and sweeter.
It’s probably not something I’ll do again anytime soon — mostly because they disappeared much faster than they took to make.
But for an afternoon with nowhere particular to be, it turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable little experiment.
And honestly, the smell alone was almost worth it.
As a topping for cupcakes, yoghurt, or perhaps even white chocolate, they work surprisingly well. The sweetness adds a lovely contrast.
Flavour & Fire
For drying at home
A food dehydrator is a simple way to explore drying at home, whether you want to make jerky, preserve seasonal produce or experiment with fruit and herbs.
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