Apple Chips

INGREDIENTS

3 large sweet crisp apples

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tsp of glazing sugar (optional)

PREPARATION

Place racks in the upper and lower thirds of your oven and preheat your oven to 100C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Wash the apples. There’s no need to take the core out of the apple, unless you want to save it for some rescue animal. With a mandolin (that thing you asked for Christmas that cuts of the tips of your finger) or a very sharp knife, slice the apples horizontally into 3mm thick rounds.

Arrange the apples slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon (optionally with the glazing sugar').

Bake for 1 hour in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Remove the baking sheets and switch the pans’ position on the upper and lower racks. Continue baking for 1 to 1 1/2 additional hours, until a single apple chip removed from the oven is crisp when set out at room temperature for 2 to 3 minutes (to test the apple chips, remove a single apple slice but let the others continue baking).

Once you are happy with the crispness (the total time will vary based on the thickness of your slice and the type of apple), turn off the oven and let the apples sit in the oven for 1 hour as it cools down to crisp further.