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Apple chips are chips or crisps that are prepared using
Apple chips are chips or crisps that are prepared using apple
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. When stale, apple chips become drier and crispier. Contrary to modern belief, apple chips do not become chewier when stale, only harder. Apple chips may be fried, deep fried, vacuum fried, dehydrated
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or baked. Apple chips may have a dense and crispy texture, or may be puffed, yet still crispy. Microwave vacuum-drying may be used to prepare apple chips with a puffy and crispy texture. They may be seasoned with cinnamon and sweetened with confectioners sugar. Apple chips may be consumed as a snack food
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, and may be accompanied with various dips and other foods. Apple chips are mass-produced in the United States.
Use in dishes
Apple chips may be used in sandwiches and as an ingredient in desserts and sweets, such as cookies. They may also be used as a garnish on dishes.Manufacturers
Apple chips aremass-produced
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by some food manufacturers. Companies that produce them include Seneca Foods, Bare Fruit, Buddy Fruits
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and Tyrrell's Bare Fruit and Buddy Fruits apple chips are prepared using only apples as their sole ingredient.
See also
*Banana chip
Banana chips (sometimes called banana crisps) are deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slices of bananas. They are usually made from firmer, starchier banana varieties (" cooking bananas" or plantains) like the Saba and Nendran cultivars. Th ...
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This is a list of apple dishes, that use apple as a primary ingredient. Apple beverages are also included on this list.
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* List of deep fried foods
This is a list of deep fried foods and dishes. Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, such as cooking oil. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan, and industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum ...
* List of dried foods
This is a list of dried foods. Food drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times to preserve food. Where or when d ...
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References
Further reading
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Deep fried foods
Dried fruit
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