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Apple Crisps

2014-04-12 14.58.20 2014-04-12 15.01.03Here is a delicious way to serve crispy apple slices as a garnish for your next masterpiece dessert or as the dessert itself.

Ingredients:
Simple Syrup:1 cup sugar1 cup water
Directions:
  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Add sugar and remove from heat.
  3. Allow to cool to use as simple syrup to moisten sponges.
To make apple crisps or pear crisps for garnish:1 apple or pear
Directions:
  1. Slice whole apples or pears on mandolin so they are the thickness of cover stock paper. Very thin. Do not peel or core.
  2. Remove seeds.
  3. Poach one minute in simple syrup.
  4. Bake flat on silicon sheet or parchment paper in 200-250 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until brown.
  5. Remove from silicon sheet and keep flat or bend. Store in dry place in covered container.
  6. Use for garnish on yogurt, fruit, cereal, and frozen yogurt. The apple crisps are also great when served as a snack.

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