Dried bananas: the benefits, harm and recipes

When the cold season comes, not only fresh fruits, but also dried fruits are in great demand. Everyone is used to seeing dried apricots, dried apricots, prunes and raisins on the shelves, but dried banana is a rarity.

Due to the sweet taste and pleasant consistency of bananas, there are many lovers. They are eaten not only raw, but also dry, dried, canned, and also used as an additive to various dishes.

The advantages of dried fruit, compared with fresh, can be attributed to a longer period of storage, ease and convenience in transportation, nutritional value. This kind of delicacy will appeal to the sweet tooth, because it can easily replace the not very useful candy. The banana in the dried form has a very pleasant taste, therefore, having tried it once, you can become its fan for a long time. In the dried fruit there is a greater amount of moisture than in the dry, so the set of useful elements in it is more significant.

Before using the fruit in a form unusual for it, many think about the benefits and possible harm of the product to the body. Dried bananas are beneficial, this fact is proved. Due to the high content of vitamin B6, this product improves metabolism. Also, this fruit well nourishes the body and is easily digested. These properties allow it to be part of the nutrition of people who play sports, as well as used as a hearty snack.

The composition of dried banana includes:

• B vitamins;
• sucrose;
• potassium;
• phosphorus.

In addition, the constituent substances of dried exotic fruit are proteins and sugars in large quantities. Of the biologically active compounds in them are beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, choline, vitamins E and K. The mineral component is based on a large amount of potassium, as well as iron, magnesium and zinc.

This dried fruit contains a daily rate of vitamin B6. In addition to a favorable effect on metabolic processes, dried banana helps to improve the functioning of the nervous system and mental activity. Eating fruits has a positive effect on the work of the heart, blood vessels, skin and hair. In many ways, the beneficial and harmful characteristics of the fruit are similar to those found fresh.

The calorie content of the dried fruit is higher than that of the fresh one, therefore it can harm the figure if it is used uncontrolledly. One hundred grams of dried banana contain three hundred and ninety kcal. It also has a high glycemic index, which causes a sharp increase in blood sugar levels. That is why the fruit is not recommended in large numbers for people who suffer from diabetes, as well as dieters. From contraindications to the use of treats can be distinguished bronchial asthma, thrombophlebitis, chronic gastritis, flatulence.

From the beneficial properties of the fruit can also be distinguished the following:

• brain stimulation;
• improving the overall condition of the body;
• the elimination of weakness and fatigue;
• help with gastritis, anemia, gastric ulcer;

• cleansing the body of salts and toxins;
• getting rid of depression, migraine and bad cholesterol;
• laxative effect on the intestines.

In order to cook dried bananas at home, you first need to prepare for the procedure. Initially, you need to choose the right fruit. For this purpose, it is worth buying only ripe fruits, which have a smooth, yellow skin, no defects, and there is a minimal amount of black specks. Also, the banana should be thick and not softened. Peeled bananas should not be used for this purpose.

Before starting the preparation of bananas are washed under running water. Before you begin to peel, the fruit should be dried. After cleaning the pulp is cut in any acceptable way, if the fruit is small, then it can be dried out whole. Usually, fruits are cut into slices as thick as a centimeter.

Banana contains a large amount of vitamins, beneficial elements, including iron, so when in contact with air the fruit of the fruit can quickly darken. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to lower the fruit for thirty seconds in a container filled with cold water. In the water is to drop lemon juice or add citric acid in the amount of five grams. After completion of the processing process, the slices must be decomposed into a sieve or colander to dry.

To prepare this tasty and healthy dish at home you should use the following methods.

To wither bananas you need to take pre-prepared fruits and put them on a baking sheet covered with parchment. Paper should be lubricated with vegetable oil in advance. The spreading of the fruit should take place without touching the sliced ​​slices between them. Baking should be sent to the oven, heated to forty degrees.

The duration of the procedure depends on the size of the sliced ​​banana: the smaller it is, the shorter the cooking period is. The function of ventilation in the oven will only benefit the product. If this is not available, then the furnace is best left in the ajar. Do not forget about the constant turning of bananas so that they evenly cooked.

Pre-cooked banana slices must be laid out on an electric dryer grid. This appliance should be equipped with a good fan in order to avoid product deterioration during slow cooking. In the dryer, set the temperature to forty-five degrees and the cooking period is 10-12 hours.

Willingness can be determined by their own feelings. At the end of this procedure, it is necessary to level the amount of moisture in the fruit. For this bananas need to pull out of the dehydrator, put in a plate and leave for some time. During this period, the moisture that has been preserved in the fruit is evenly distributed over them.

This option is the most traditional. In this way, people are used to wilting not only fruits, but also meat and fish products. To carry out this procedure, the products must be suspended, placing them in sunlight at high altitude from the earth's surface. At the same time the place should be well purged. If the fruit is whole, then each of them individually wrapped in cheesecloth and hung.

During the execution of this work it is necessary to closely monitor the weather conditions. For a normal process, the weather must be dry and hot. If the forecasts promise rain, then the products need to be brought from the street into the house.

When the climate stabilizes, everything must be returned to its place. Depending on the weather, bananas can wither from three to fourteen days. The fact that the fruit is ready to say its increased density and reduced size.

Such a procedure is quite complex and people who do not have a country house, can cause inconvenience. An excellent way out of this situation can be the use of a well-lit balcony.

Dried bananas must be decomposed in plastic bags and stored in the refrigerator. The shelf life of bananas can be several months, but very few people endure such a period: usually the fruits are eaten much earlier.The second storage method is to fold the product into clean glass cans, the lids of which are tightly screwed. At the same time, fruits are poured with sugar syrup.

A dried banana is considered a ready-to-eat dish. They take him as a snack to work or on a trip. It is also a great ingredient for cooking delicious dishes. For example, as an additive in cereal for breakfast.

These fruits can be the basis of baking or dessert dishes. Some gourmets like more exotic options for using dried banana, for example, in a salad, with fish or meat.

Step-by-step recipe for the original and very tasty salad:

• Put slices of crab meat or sliced ​​crab sticks on a plate;
• add cucumbers, sliced ​​slices;
• then put the sliced ​​mango, avocado and dried bananas;
• preparing the sauce, for this you should beat three parts of orange juice and one part of soy sauce;
• Salad must be watered with freshly prepared dressing.

Recipe for a hearty main course:

• any kind of meat is cut in portions and fried in vegetable oil;
• add carrots, which are cut into slices, and onions in the form of half-rings;
• meat and vegetables stew for about three to four minutes;
• 0.5 cups of wine (dry white) and finely sliced ​​dried bananas are added;
• the dish must be filled with water and stewed for about forty minutes until cooked;
• at the end of cooking, add salt, pepper and spices to taste.

Dried fruit can be easily prepared at home. It is very tasty, healthy and versatile.

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