Osmanthus fragrans must be dried to retain its fragrance, and dried Osmanthus fragrans has no fragrance. In the market, the price of dried osmanthus is lower than that of dried osmanthus. In addition, the moisture of fresh osmanthus can also be controlled by microwave oven, but pay attention to the temperature. It is best to use a small part of it to control the drying, and then control the moisture of all osmanthus after determining the temperature.
How to make dried osmanthus fragrans?
1, put fresh osmanthus fragrans into a mesh screen, and then shake the mesh screen constantly to make pedicels and impurities leak.
2. Wash the purified osmanthus with clean water to remove flying dust.
3. Drain the washed osmanthus.
4. Spread oil paper on the tray of the oven, and spread the drained osmanthus evenly on the baking tray.
5. Set the temperature to 40 degrees, turn it to the dough setting, dry it after 4 or 5 hours, and then take it out to cool.
6. Put the cool osmanthus into a bag and store it in the refrigerator, and take it with you.
What do you think of dried osmanthus?
First, smell its fragrance, and you can obviously feel the fragrance, indicating that the osmanthus fragrans is ok at first, and then see if its surface is clean, whether the flower surface is complete, and whether it is clean and complete is more in line with the first point of production requirements;
Looking at the color of its surface, if it looks too dark yellow and dry, or even a little burnt, it means that the temperature of osmanthus fragrans is not well grasped in the drying process, and it is too high, which leads to the yellowing and zooming of osmanthus fragrans. Generally, the color of good dried osmanthus fragrans is relatively yellow or a little close to white, and the edge of the flower surface will not feel obviously burnt.
Feeling after soaking in water: If the fragrance is diffuse after soaking in water, and the water quality is clear and free from impurities, osmanthus fragrans are generally superior; if the water contains impurities, and the fragrance is obviously weak or even absent, the quality of osmanthus fragrans is poor!