Traina Foods sun dried fruit is ready to use as a snack mix ingredient, on top of cereals, yogurt, salad and as an out-of-hand snack food.
It's simple to hydrate sun-dried fruit for baking and cooking use.
The most common method of hydrating sun-dried fruit is just covering the fruit in hot water. The process is also referred to as re-hydrating or reconstituting.
For sauces, condiments, grain dishes and baked goods, hydrate the pieces of Traina sun-dried fruit for 15 minutes before adding to recipe or dish. Expect the sun-dried fruit to soak up some of the liquid from sauces, soups and grain dishes. If necessary, add more cooking liquid. (Larger pieces of fruit will take a longer time to hydrate for cooking applications.)
Tips on Cooking with Sun Dried Fruit
- Before adding hydrated sun-dried fruit to yeast and fruit breads, pat dry the sun-dried fruit using paper towels. No drippy fruit allowed!
- Under-bake cookies by a few minutes to keep sun-dried fruit pieces moist and plump.
- Add another taste dimension, hydrate Traina Foods sun dried fruit in chicken stock, wine, liqueurs, Earl Grey tea, fruit juice, balsamic vinegar or rum. Adding a drop or 2 of Almond or Vanilla when hydrating fruit in hot water increases the flavor layers. A few drops of Orange extract used when hydrating Traina Foods Dried Cranberries or Dried Cherries is a fresh, lively flavor addition.
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