Kitchen Potpourri

• 2 apples (sliced to just under 1/4-inch)
• 2 small oranges (sliced to just under 1/4-inch)
• 3 limes (sliced to just under 1/4-inch)
• 2 lemons (sliced to just under 1/4-inch)
• 2 cups cranberries
• handful bay leaf
• 4 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 2 tablespoons whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons whole allspice
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

1. Dry apple, orange, lime, and lemon slices.
2. I put them on a cookie cooling rack, then on a baking sheet and place in oven. Bake at 170 F for about 5-7 hours, until apples are still pliable but not mushy, and there is no liquid left in citrus fruit.
3. Dry cranberries by covering a baking sheet with parchment paper and putting cranberries in single layer.
4. Dry @ 170u0b0F These take about 8 hours.
5. As fruit is done, take out and place in a large bowl.
6. Add all the spices.
7. Toss with vanilla extract and allow to dry overnight.
8. Place in container or bags to give away.

apples, oranges, lemons, cranberries, handful, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, whole allspice, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kitchen-potpourri-199300 (may not work)