How to dry rosehip in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to prepare rosehip fruits for the winter? When should I pick berries? Rosehip is best harvested at the end of September or in October before the onset of cold nights. Fruits harvested in October contain the largest amount of vitamins and retain many useful properties.

2. Step 2:

   

   So, collect the rosehip fruits.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pick the berries, discard the spoiled, blackened ones, remove the remnants of dried flowers, if any. It is better not to remove the peduncle at this stage, it will be much easier and faster to remove it from dried berries in the future.

4. Step 4:

   

   Next, there are two ways to dry rose hips: natural drying indoors / outdoors in the shade or in the oven.

6. Step 5:

   

   To dry in the oven, cover the grill or baking sheet with baking paper. Lay out the berries in an even layer. Turn on the oven at 50 degrees and leave the rosehip to dry for 2-3 hours. Sometimes open the door for 5-10 seconds to release moisture. Next, increase the temperature to 70 degrees and leave the rosehip for another 5-6 hours. Also, do not forget to open the oven door sometimes. Berries should sometimes be mixed so that they dry evenly.

7. Step 6:

   

   This is how rosehip berries look after 3-4 hours of drying.

8. Step 7:

   

   And so, which were dried for about 8-10 hours in an electric oven.

9. Step 8:

   

   Store the finished rosehip in glass jars with holes on the lid or cloth bags in a dry, dark place.