Unused apples

Being the proud owner of two apple trees, over the past two years I have had to work out some great things to do with a massive amount of apples in a short time.
One thing that has realy bugged me over the last couple of years has however been the wasteage.
Each year we spend everyday picking up the small and unripe apples that have come off the tree due to wind or whatever. anyway they have up until now ended up on the compost heap.
This year I decided to do better, I trawled the internet, best I could find was chutney.
Great. The only issue I have with making chutney is that when using up what is essentially a waste product, the cost of the other items far out weighs that of the product that we are saving.
Vinegar, large amounts of sugar, all mounts up.
So having bought a dehydrator this year I decided to try an make use of the apples.

• So leaving the skin on, quarter the apples, discarding the core and any damaged areas, bruised from falling from the tree.
• Bake at 180 for 40 mins in a covered dish
• Blend the baked apples to a puree
• Add two tables spoons of demarerra sugar
• Line the dehydrator trays with cling film
• Pour the mix onto the trays and spread until smooth
• dehydrate at 128 for 4 hrs

Great snack, apple crisp.

Good luck