Rainy winter days are perfect for kitchen experiments! My latest one was this candied orange peel.
It’s very delicious and so easy to make! I used the recipe from this site, but I decreased the amount of sugar.
3 oranges (washed)
2 cups water (divided)
¾ cup sugar plus more for tossing
Cut off the top and bottom of the oranges. Cut each orange into four or five vertical pieces and carefully remove the peel. Cut peel into thin strips.
Bring one cup of water to boil and cook the peel strips for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse them.
In a medium saucepan heat ¾ cups of sugar and one cup of water until boiling. Add the peel strips and cook for 45 minutes.
Remove the peels from the saucepan with a slotted spoon and leave them on a paper towel to dry for a few hours.
Toss the orange peel strips in sugar and leave on a wire rack to dry for 1-2 days. Store in an airtight container.
For a festive twist, you can dip the orange peel strips in chocolate.
Today, I'm joining all these parties:
Mouthwatering Monday @ A Southern Fairy Tale,
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday @ Blessed With Grace,
Tasty Tuesday @ 33 Shades of Green,
Made from Scratch Tuesday @ From Mess Hall to Bistro,
Tuesdays at the Table @ All the Small Stuff.
Also, Brittany at Real Sustenance invited me to join her Seasonal Sunday link party.
It’s very delicious and so easy to make! I used the recipe from this site, but I decreased the amount of sugar.
3 oranges (washed)
2 cups water (divided)
¾ cup sugar plus more for tossing
Cut off the top and bottom of the oranges. Cut each orange into four or five vertical pieces and carefully remove the peel. Cut peel into thin strips.
Bring one cup of water to boil and cook the peel strips for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse them.
In a medium saucepan heat ¾ cups of sugar and one cup of water until boiling. Add the peel strips and cook for 45 minutes.
Remove the peels from the saucepan with a slotted spoon and leave them on a paper towel to dry for a few hours.
Toss the orange peel strips in sugar and leave on a wire rack to dry for 1-2 days. Store in an airtight container.
For a festive twist, you can dip the orange peel strips in chocolate.
Today, I'm joining all these parties:
Mouthwatering Monday @ A Southern Fairy Tale,
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday @ Blessed With Grace,
Tasty Tuesday @ 33 Shades of Green,
Made from Scratch Tuesday @ From Mess Hall to Bistro,
Tuesdays at the Table @ All the Small Stuff.
Also, Brittany at Real Sustenance invited me to join her Seasonal Sunday link party.
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11 comments:
I am visiting from Mouthwatering Monday. Loved this recipe...looks delish.
They look lovely and think what you can do... add to salad dressing and much more. I saw Martha Stewart cut some in diamond shapes too.
I think this recipe sounds wonderful Olga. I'm glad you like my mug rugs - thanks for stopping by!
Wow! This seems so exotic. I bet it's delicious. I would definitely want the chocolate.
I've had homemade candied ginger, but never orange peel. Yours looks great, and I bet it tastes wonderful!
Dearest Olga,
Looks GREAT and so elegant too. Cutting back on sugar (if using an American recipe) is what I always do as in Europe we don't use as much sugar. Have to try this with Splenda but don't know how it would work out. I love chocolate covered orange peel. Thanks for such a great post.
Love,
Mariette
I was just looking at a recipe for these. They look very delicious! I love how you dipped them in chocolate.
Sherry
Great recipe, and easy too. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Olga,
I almost missed this it looks yummy! I love sugared ginger and this seems a bit the same, I'll bet it smells delicious!
Bella
Ohhhh Myyyy!!! I have been wondering how to make candied oranges! (as I wanted to top a cake with them last week!)
This recipe is wonderful! Wanted to invite you to share it at a weekly event I host titled Seasonal Sundays. as it is extremely extremely theme fitting! (http://realsustenance.com/)
Happy Sunday!
Brittany
Oh Yum......Can't wait to try this! Orange is just about my favorite flavor. Thanks for the idea!
xox
Nancy
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