Great gift idea! Use this attractive garland to adorn your mantel, to wind around your buffet or dinner table or to weave through a staircase banister.
Dried Apple and Nut Garland
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 14 hr 30 min
- Servings 1
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 3 bright-red apples
- Lemon juice
- Wire rack
- Spray varnish, if desired
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- 1 pound mixed nuts, in shells
- 12 cinnamon sticks, 3 1/2 inches
- 20 whole bay leaves
- Purchased evergreen garland, 6 feet long
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 200°F.
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Step2Cut apples lengthwise from stem end through core into 1/4-inch slices. Dip apples into lemon juice to prevent browning; place on wire racks. Carefully place wire racks on oven rack. Bake 3 1/2 hours. Turn off oven; leave apples in oven 8 hours or overnight.
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Step3Remove wire racks from oven. Let apples stand about 2 hours or until completely dry. Place dried apples on waxed paper. Coat each side with 2 light coats of spray varnish, following manufacturer's directions for spraying and drying.
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Step4Glue dried apples, nuts, cinnamon and bay leaves to garland. Let dry.
Nutrition
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