Today we made apple chips! I, of course, found the inspiration on Pinterest. Love that site. First I peeled the apple. I know that it would have looked prettier with the peel on, but this wasn’t an organic apple so it *had* to be peeled. What. Don’t look at me like that. I’m not crazy. Then I thinly sliced it and cut out the bit with the seeds.
My lovely assistant Katherine helping me to put the apples on the cookie sheet. Please ignore the fact that she’s still in her jammies and she’s covered in chalk.
You’re supposed to line the cookie sheet with parchment paper, but I never seem to have any of that so we used waxed paper instead. It stuck to the cookie sheet after baking which kind of defeated the purpose. We might skip it next time.
You can smush all of the apple slices together; it’s fine if they are touching. We sprinkled them with a bit of cinnamon and into the oven they went. They’re supposed to cook at 275* for 2 hours and you turn them over at the hour mark. Of course, I screwed this up. Luckily apple chips are pretty forgiving. The first time I did this right and they came out perfectly. This time I baked them at 225* and they didn’t quite crisp up. They are still mighty tasty though. 
I’m sure these would be even better with the addition of some butter and sugar. Mama’s on a diet though and Kate doesn’t know the difference.
The best thing about these is that they make your house smell amazing. They are a lot of work though and you don’t get much return. Perhaps I should buy a candle instead? 🙂