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Deluxe Oven Features
Solving Discoloration Problems
To prevent darkening during dehydration and storage, you
should steam blanch apples, apricots, peaches, nectar-
ines, pears or foods that will oxidize.
To steam blanch:
1. Add 1 inch of water to a four quart sauce pot. Insert
the steam basket and place the fruit in it.
2. Cover the pot and steam for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Remove with a slotted spoon and dab with a paper
towel to remove excess moisture before dehydrating.
Apples, pears, pineapples and some other fruits will brown
or darken during dehydration. To prevent discoloration,
dip fruits in pineapple juice or lemon juice after steam
blanching.
Creating a Candied Effect
To give the fruit a candied effect and to help retain color,
blanch them in a simple syrup. You can candy the fruits
mentioned above as well as figs and plums. The basic
ratio for a simple syrup is one cup of sugar to one cup of
water. Add these ingredients to a four quart stock pot and
bring to a boil. Stir until all the sugar dissolves. Remove
the saucepan from the cooktop and allow it to cool. Dip
fruit into the simple syrup after it has cooled.
Preventing Tough Skins when Dehydrating
You should water blanch items with tough skins such as
grapes, prunes, dark plums, cherries, figs and some types
of berries. Water blanching these types of fruit will crack
the skins so that moisture can escape and dehydration
can be done more effectively.
To water blanch...
1. Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in a four quart sauce
pot.
2. Drop the fruit in the water for 1 to 2 minutes, or until
the skin begins to crack.
3. Remove the fruit with a slotted spoon and dab dry
with a paper towel before dehydrating. The pit can be
left inside or removed half way through the dehydrat-
ing process.
Proofing
You can use the oven to proof yeasted doughs.
The oven uses the bake element for this pro
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cess. This mode allows dough to rise more
quickly in a warm, draft-free environment.
1. Adjust the racks to the appropriate level.
2.
Touch
Oven Menu
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3.
Touch
Proof
on the main menu.
4.
Touch
Start
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5. Place the dough in a greased bowl inside of the oven.
Cover it with either a damp cloth or plastic wrap
coated with a nonstick spray.
6.
Turn on the oven lights.
7. Set the timer for the amount of rise time in the recipe.
