Panera Bread has a salad called the fuji apple chicken salad and I love it. On the top it has fuji apple chips and it makes the salad. Unfortunately most apple chips have sulfur dioxide, corn syrup, and some kind of oil in them. Trust me, I've read all the labels. So after the last time I had this lovely salad and Panera, I came home and tried making apple chips, they came out pretty good (they must have if they were gone in less the 24 hours). The key to getting them crisp is slicing them really thin. I have a mandolin slicer and set it to the thinnest setting. Be careful with these, they are wicked sharp! You could sprinkle a little sugar or drizzle a little honey on the apples if you like, I didn't and they were plenty sweet for me. You can use any kind of apple you like, I used a couple of red delicious, granny smith, and fuji. I sprayed my cookie sheets with coconut oil spray (available at Trader Joe's). Let me know what you think. A Votre Sante.
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.
4-6 apples of your choice thinly sliced
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 Tbsp sugar (optional)
In a large bowl toss the apples with lemon juice and cinnamon (sugar if you're using it). Arrange the apple slices on cookie sheets without over lapping. I used 2 cookie sheets, bake for one hour. Flip the apples over and switch the cookie sheets so the top one is now on the bottom and the bottom one is on the top. Bake for another hour. Turn the oven off and let them cool in the oven, they will crisp up faster that at room temperature. Take the apple chips off the cookie sheets and store in an airtight container (if they make it that far!) Enjoy.
