Dried Citrus Slices (Christmas Decor)
Add a zesty twist to your holiday season with these homemade dried citrus slices! Discover the perfect addition to your Christmas advent decorations and gift ideas.
Comes December, are you looking forward to open the very first box on your Advent Calendar?
Here is a little bit of History: “Like many others aspects of modern Christmas practices, the Advent Calendar is of German origin. From the early nineteenth century, at the latest, German Protestants began to mark the days of Advent either by burning a candle for the day or, more simply, marking walls or doors with a line of chalk each day.
A new practice of hanging a devotional image every day ultimately led to the creation of the first known handmade, wooden, Advent calendar in 1851.
Calendars filled with chocolate began to appear from the late 1950s around the time that they also began to spread around the world. Eisenhower is sometimes credited with the American popularization of them having been photographed while President opening them with his grandchildren”. (Credit: Doing History in Public)
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Dried Citrus Slices (Christmas Decor)
Ingredients
- 4 citrus (Grapefruit | Orange | Lemon | Lime)
Instructions
- Place your Large Bonmat on the top of your Large Perforated Baking Sheet. Set Aside.
- Preheat over to 215F/102C.
CITRUS SLICES PREPARATION
- Wash and pat dry your citrus, then slice crosswise 1/4 inch | 0.64 cm. Blot off all the excess juice and moisture with a paper towel.
- Set the slices in a single layer on your Large Bonmat.
BAKE!
- Bake Lemon and Lime for 3 hours, Oranges for 4 hours and 6 hours for Grapefruits at 215F/102C. Flip them on the over side every hour for even cooking. They are ready when dry to the touch, sticky is okay. Cool completely before storing or using. NOTE: If possible, let them sit in the turned off oven overnight.
- When ready, start decorating your house or store the slices in a tin metal box (They stay fresh up to 4 weeks). Happy Holidays!
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ADVENT Day 1: Home Decor | Dried Citrus Slices
