Brought home 3 kg of cheap oranges to make them fragrant Christmas decorations, the apartment smells New Year

Ahead of the New Year holidays - an inspiring time. I want to decorate the house, create, please loved ones with their care. Many needlewomen create festive crafts, for example, Christmas wreaths and other decorations from spruce twigs. And decor elements can be made even from products! For example, dried citrus fruits. Well, dear readers, in this article we will tell, How to Dry an Orange for DecorationSo that it doesn't get dark and crumble.



Dried oranges have recently become a real trend in decorating. Such beauty can be done at home, but not everyone succeeds the first time.

Fruits can burn and lose their beautiful color, and will crumble if overdried. But don't worry! By following the correct drying technology, you can achieve the desired result.



Well, let's start making dried oranges. The whole process will take about 2.5 hours.

1. First, I'll clean the oranges and dry them. Then cut into thin circles, the thickness should be no more than 3-4 mm. Next, you need to get wet with paper towels on both sides to remove the juice.
2. Put the pieces of orange on a silicone mat or parchment for baking in one layer.
   
   
   
3. Choose the convection mode and put the fruit in the oven.
4. For 30 minutes, dry at a temperature of 150 ° C, while We turn oranges every 10 minutes..
5. Then dry for another 2 hours at a temperature of 70 °C, Turn over every 30 minutes..
6. We take out our oranges from the oven and leave them for a day at room temperature to dry. They can then be put in a jar or in a paper bag.

Dried oranges can be used as decor for the house, decorations on the Christmas tree, for desserts and gifts. Moreover, such appetizing decorations can decorate the festive table.



If suddenly oranges turned out not to be as rich in color as you would like, do not rush to throw them away! Fruits unfit for decoration, It can be added to tea or other hot drinks. to give a pleasant aroma and citrus note. You can also eat them like chips!



You can dry not only oranges, but also any citrus fruits: lemons, lime, grapefruit, sweaty, pomelo, tangerines. Beautiful decor is obtained not only from citrus fruits, apples, pears and even kiwis also look beautiful.



For a beautiful composition, it is better to use citruses different in color and size, together they will look great, drying will acquire a variety of shades.