Dried Pears

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 pears

Recipe

• 1 combine water and sugar in a pot on high heat. bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes or until a light syrup forms. add lemon juice and reduce heat to low. continue to cook until the syrup is barely simmering.
• 2 preheat oven to 200°f.
• 3 slice pears into 1/8 inch (3mm) slices lengthwise. use either a serrated knife or a mandoline. add pear slices to the sugar syrup and poach for 3 to 4 minutes or until the cslices are slightly translucent.
• 4 remove slices with a slotted spoon and drain any syrup back into the pot. place pear slices on parchment paper lined baking sheet. place in the miffle of oven and dry for 2 hours or until they are firm but with a little flexibiilty and not quite dry to the touch.
• 5 cool and store pear slices in an airtight tin.