Home Dried Pineapple Flowers

Ingredients

• 1.1 pineapple, peeled and sliced very thinly
• 2.600 millilitre water
• 3.400 gram sugar
• 4.orange rind, strips; to taste

Method

1. 1.Bring water, sugar and orange rind to the boil to make a syrup.
2. 2.Pour syrup over the thinly sliced pineapple.
3. 3.Stand for 2 hours.
4. 4.Drain before baking.
5. 5.Bake pineapple slices on greaseproof paper at 80°C for 4–6 hours.
6. 6.Halfway through cooking time, lift pineapples gently and turn them over.
7. 7.Once cooled, the pineapple should be very crisp and fragile.

Notes

• These are decorative pineapple chips used as a garnish for plated desserts.
• The very low oven temperature (80°C) slowly dehydrates the slices to a crisp, translucent flower shape.
• Handwritten note: 'Drain before baking' — the slices should be well drained from the syrup before going in the oven.
• Cooking time: 4–6 hours at 80°C. Start checking at 4 hours.

Margin notes

• Drain before baking (handwritten)