Apple chips
Apple chips are chips or crisps that are prepared using apple. Apple chips may be fried, deep fried,[1] vacuum fried,[2] dehydrated[3] or baked.[4] Apple chips may have a dense and crispy texture, or may be puffed, yet still crispy.[5] Microwave vacuum-drying may be used to prepare apple chips with a puffy and crispy texture.[6] They may be seasoned with cinnamon and sweetened with confectioners sugar.[7] Apple chips may be consumed as a snack food,[8] and may be accompanied with various dips[9] and other foods. Apple chips are mass-produced in the United States.[10]
Use in dishes
Apple chips may be used in sandwiches[11] and as an ingredient in desserts[12] and sweets, such as cookies.[13] They may also be used as a garnish on dishes.[14]
Manufacturers
Apple chips are mass-produced by some food manufacturers. Companies that produce them include Bare Fruit, Buddy Fruits[15] and Tyrrell's[16] Bare Fruit and Buddy Fruits apple chips are prepared using only apples as their sole ingredient.[15]
See also
References
- β Sumnu, S.G.; Sahin, S. (2008). Advances in Deep-Fat Frying of Foods. Contemporary Food Engineering. CRC Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4200-5559-7. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β "Effects of processing conditions on the quality of vacuum fried apple chips". Food Research International 34: 133β142. February 16, 2011. doi:10.1016/S0963-9969(00)00141-1. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β "Texture of Vacuum Microwave Dehydrated Apple Chips as Affected by Calcium Pretreatment, Vacuum Level, and Apple Variety". Journal of Food Science 66: 1341β1347. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb15212.x. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- β Fercher, D.; Karrer, A.; Limbeck, K. (2013). Austrian Desserts and Pastries: 108 Classic Recipes. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-62873-134-7.
- β Regier, M.; Schubert, H.; Knoerzer, K. (2005). The Microwave Processing of Foods. Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition. Elsevier Science. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-84569-021-2.
- β Sun, D.W. (2014). Emerging Technologies for Food Processing. Food Science and Technology. Elsevier Science. pp. 433β434. ISBN 978-0-12-410481-5. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β "FOX 4 Healthy Habits: Cinnamon Apple Chips recipe". fox4 Kansas City. August 31, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β "Research and production of apple chips". China National Knowledge Infrastructure. February 2, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β Traverso, A. (2011). The Apple Lover's Cookbook. W. W. Norton. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-393-06599-2. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β Agro-ecology News and Perspectives. The College. 1989. p. cix.
- β Tuminelly, N. (2012). Let's Cook with Apples!: Delicious & Fun Apple Dishes Kids Can Make. Super Simple Recipes Series. ABDO Publishing Company. pp. 11β12. ISBN 978-1-61480-108-5.
- β Iuzzini, J.; Finamore, R. (2010). Dessert FourPlay: Sweet Quartets from a Four-Star Pastry Chef. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-307-88564-7. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β Ginsberg, A. (2012). The Daily Cookie: 365 Tempting Treats for the Sweetest Year of Your Life. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4494-2351-3.
- β Reichl, R.; Willoughby, J.; Stewart, Z.E. (2006). The Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 1000 Recipes. Houghton Mifflin. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-618-80692-8.
- 1 2 Wong, Venessa (July 20, 2013). "Alternative chips doing a crisp business". SFGate. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- β "Tyrrells launches apple crisps in Sainsbury's". The Grocer. September 22, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
Further reading
- Konopacka, D.; Plocharski, W. J. (2001). "Effect of raw material storage time on the quality of apple chips". Drying Technology (Informa UK) 19 (3-4): 559β570. doi:10.1081/drt-100103934. Retrieved May 7, 2015.