Dried Apple and Nut Garland

Great gift idea! Use this attractive garland to adorn your mantel, to wind around your buffet or dinner table or to weave through a staircase banister.

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Prep Time 60 min
Total Time 14 hr 30 min
Servings 1

Ingredients

3: bright-red apples

: Lemon juice

: Wire rack

: Spray varnish, if desired

: Glue gun and glue sticks

1: pound mixed nuts, in shells

12: cinnamon sticks, 3 1/2 inches

20: whole bay leaves

: Purchased evergreen garland, 6 feet long

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 200ºF.
2 Cut apples lengthwise from stem end through core into 1/4-inch slices. Dip apples into lemon juice to prevent browning; place on wire racks. Carefully place wire racks on oven rack. Bake 3 1/2 hours. Turn off oven; leave apples in oven 8 hours or overnight.
3 Remove wire racks from oven. Let apples stand about 2 hours or until completely dry. Place dried apples on waxed paper. Coat each side with 2 light coats of spray varnish, following manufacturer's directions for spraying and drying.
4 Glue dried apples, nuts, cinnamon and bay leaves to garland. Let dry.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Rome apples have a very pretty red skin and white flesh that are particularly nice for this garland, though other types of apples are also attrative.

Visit your local craft store for dried fruit, flowers or holly and make similarly attractive garland without baking.

You’ll want the prettiest, shiniest, most colorful apples possible. Select only the best from your supermarket’s produce bins.

Add even more color to this holiday handicraft by attaching small bows of red and gold velvet ribbon. Or hang a few small Christmas ornaments from the garland.

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