Appalachian Apple Chips

Serving Size= about 60 chips. Active time= about 20 minutes w/ a Cuisinart or other slicer, more if slicing by hand. Cook time~ 2 hours.

* 5 local apples of your choice, sliced into even 1/8-1/4 inch discs
* 2 Tbl powdered sugar per baking sheet (optional)
* assorted spices depending on flavor desired (lime juice-cumin-curry, cinnamon, salted or plain are all delicious).

* Parchment paper

1) Set oven racks on bottom and top quarter of the oven. Preheat to 225F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and dust each with powdered sugar (optional).
2) Line sheets with apples, do not overlap apples or they will stick together.
3) Dust top of apples with selected spice combination.
4) Place one sheet on top rack, one on bottom and back for 1.5- 2 hours, until apples are golden. Rotate bake sheets half way through cooking and remove apples immediately from sheets onto a cooling rack once out of the oven.