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Many lovers of mushroom delicacies in winter want to taste not only canned or pickled mushrooms, but also dried ones. Therefore, the question arises about drying butter at home. How to do this so that mushrooms can retain all their nutrients and vitamins.

There are several simple ways to dry butter oil. The main point is the realization that in the age of high technologies, butter oil can be dried not only on strings, like "beads" and in the sun. There are more modern technologies for this: ovens and special electric dryers for vegetables and fruits.

Butter oils, dried for the winter, are an excellent "medicine" that prevents the deposition of cholesterol on the walls of blood vessels, and promotes good digestion. Dried butter is very similar to beef and fish liver in terms of the amount of vitamin PP. The human body can assimilate protein oil by 85%. In addition, dried butter oil accelerates the recovery process from respiratory diseases.

Oils can be dried not only outdoors under the sun. This is done in Russian stoves, over gas stoves, in ovens. But if there is not enough time, and there are a lot of mushrooms, then it is better to use a special dryer, which will dry the butter oil with high quality without much effort on your part. Since it often rains in autumn, you can use a combined drying: first in the sun, then in a dryer or oven.

Do I need to clean the oil for drying: the processing process

Where to start the processing process: do you need to clean butter oil for drying?

First you need to sort out the mushrooms collected in the forest: discard the wormy ones and sort by size. Next, you need to clean the oil from dirt and grass residues. A simple way: take a kitchen sponge, wet it a little and wipe off each mushroom. Do not soak butter oil before drying, as they instantly begin to absorb water and become heavy. Butter oils soaked in water are not suitable for drying.

It must be said that drying butter mushrooms does not harm the vitamins in them. They have an even more pronounced aroma than freshly picked ones. At the same time, the boletus does not lose its taste. A variety of dishes are prepared from them, since butter is combined with many products: any type of meat, cheese, cereals, vegetables, fruits and eggs. From them you can cook roasts, sauces, gravies, soups - mashed potatoes, borscht. Dried boletus is added to a variety of salads as the most refined ingredient.

Drying butter in the sun and mushrooms dried for the winter in the oven

Most housewives confidently use the old proven recipes for drying butter for the winter. For example, to dry in the sun, you need to string whole mushrooms or their individual parts on a strong thread. The oils should not touch each other. Better to cover the strung "beads" of mushrooms with a double layer of gauze, protecting the workpiece from dust and flies. In addition, you can build comfortable stands from bars or thin boards where you can hang the threads with mushrooms.

In good weather and sunny days, drying oil takes from 5 to 7 days. If the mushrooms are cut into plates, then drying lasts 2-3 days. However, it is worth remembering that the dried boletus cannot be left stored in "beads". A mole will easily start in them, capable of destroying all your work in a matter of days. Therefore, after drying on a thread, remove the oil and transfer to a linen bag or glass jar.

Another simple and affordable way is to dry butter in the oven. This variation has its advantages for apartment residents. The oven perfectly copes with the role of a dryer, it is easy and quick to dry mushrooms in it, since it is always at hand.

If the butter is large, then it is better to cut them into pieces and put them in one layer on a baking sheet or wire rack. Preheat the oven to 60 ° C and insert the mushrooms. It is better not to close the door so that the butter does not bake. There is good air circulation when the oven is open.

In order not to overdry the boletus, from time to time the baking sheet needs to be taken out and left for 1.5-2 hours to cool the mushrooms. Stir the mushrooms, check how they dry, and put them back in the oven. Never rush to dry a new batch, as this will harm the quality of the oils if they are not completely dry. This drying process takes an average of 2 days, depending on the amount of mushrooms.

To determine the degree of cooking butterscotch dried in the oven, taste them by touch. Well-dried mushrooms are fragile and brittle, crumbling when pressed. If the boletus is underdried, their structure is soft, elastic and when pressed, they are difficult to bend. Such mushrooms must be sent back to the oven.

Drying butter in an electric dryer, microwave oven and on the stove

A quick and economical way is to dry the oil in an electric dryer. Such a technical novelty saves time for any hostess and does not require her to be constantly present. The electric dryer has several trays that can be filled with a lot of oil.

Large mushrooms must be cut into pieces and placed in an even layer on each baking sheet of the dryer. Set the temperature on the equipment to 60 ° C and go on with your business. The time on the dryer can be selected individually: from 2 to 6 hours.

In the dryer, the mushrooms will be depending on the thickness of the slices. If the butter is cut thinly, it will dry faster. Whether the oil is ready or not can be checked 2 hours after turning on the dryer. They are checked in the same way as when drying in a conventional oven; when pressed, the oil should break.

If the hostess does not have a special electric dryer for vegetables and fruits, you can use a conventional microwave oven. The temperature is set at 100 ° C, and the initial drying time of the mushrooms takes only 20 minutes. Then you need to open the door so that excess moisture evaporates (about 10-15 minutes), and continue drying in the microwave at the same temperature for another 20 minutes.

This option will really appeal to those who want to finish the drying process faster.

Perhaps someone does not have modern technology to deal with drying butter. However, everyone has gas stoves or coal stoves. You can dry the boletus, strung on a rope, near the hot wall of the stove or over a Russian stove. This method is probably used only in remote villages of Russia, although the boletus prepared under these conditions has an unusual taste and aroma.

It is possible to use gas stoves, although it is very inconvenient, because the burners must always be kept lit. However, if there are no other options for drying butter for the winter at home, you can use this. Keep the beaded mushrooms over the stove, but if you are going to cook, move the threads to another room. This product loves to absorb all the smells of cooked food. When drying over a gas stove, the process takes 3-4 days.

You also need to remember one point: if the mushrooms after drying began to break easily, then grind them in a coffee grinder or blender. They will make mushroom seasoning, which can then be used in gravy, cream soup, and mushroom croutons and zrazy from the powder.

Dried oily oils should only be stored in cloth bags, paper bags or glass containers to help keep them free from moisture, mold and insect pests.