CANDIED ORANGE PEEL AND ORANGE SUGAR
This is a very old family recipe. I have been making this since I was a little girl. This came from my Irish/English side of the family, but many nationalities make this. The Italian part of the family uses this recipe to add to other dishes like cannoli. I loved to make this with my grandmother Mabel Kennedy Sullivan and...
Provided by Colleen Sowa
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Wash, peel oranges (first time out just do two or three). Cut the orange peel into strips about 1/4 inch wide (length doesn't matter.. but longer strips are nice, don't worry if they break during any point of the process). Put orange strips into a pan, cover with water. Bring to a boil. Drain. Cover with water, bring to a boil, drain... do this 5 times (gets the bitterness out).
- 2. After you drain it the 5th time, leave about 1/4 to 1/3 cup liquid in pan. Add 1/2 to 1 cup sugar. Stir, making a thick syrup. Add the orange peel and cook stirring constantly until the syrup is gone and the orange peel is coated and sticky.
- 3. On a baking sheet, cover with a light layer of sugar 1/4 inch thick. Pour the orange peel onto the sugar. Use two forks to gently separate the pieces of orange peel and completely coat them with sugar. Leave this to dry stirring it up and separating several times. This could take an hour or two depending on humidity.
- 4. Melt chocolate almond bark (dark chocolate is great!). Individually coat the strips of orange peel using a fork... tap fork against inside of pan to get excess chocolate off peel. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet. When tray is full, put in freezer for about 5 - 10 minutes to solidify the chocolate. Put hardened chocolates into airtight containers or zipper bags. Do not refrigerate or freeze.
- 5. Any orange peel that you do not want to coat... leave on the tray with the sugar and dry overnight. Put these sugar coated orange peels into a zipper bag or airtight container. You can eat these, suck on them.... or put them in tea or in recipes that call for candied orange peel (warning: once they get hard don't use in recipes... but still good for teas).
- 6. The sugar remaining on the baking pan.... put in airtight container or zipper bag. You can use this orange flavored sugar in recipes or in tea...
- 7. It sounds harder than it is... Because you are chocolate coating the peel before it is dried out... a reaction takes place.... The moisture in the orange goes to the sugar and forms a kind of syrup effect... so when you bite into the coated peel.... it is kind of like jellied... Orange and chocolate is my favorite!!! This is a cheap recipe to make... most people just throw the orange peelings away.... so it is FREE... and water doesn't cost much... and sugar.... so it is a cheap candy that sells in candy shops for $9 - $14 per pound!!! I never use a recipe for this anymore, because I have been making it for most of my life.... I wrote this from memory.... I hope that you try this....
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Hunter Holt
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of candied fruit, but I'm going to try this recipe anyway.
Dinesh Bhai
[email protected]I'm not sure how this recipe is going to turn out, but I'm excited to try it.
KEVIN LEPARLERO
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of oranges, but I'm willing to give this recipe a try.
Solo Apelsin
[email protected]This recipe looks a little complicated, but I'm sure it's worth it.
Heather Osborn
[email protected]I'm not sure if I have all of the ingredients for this recipe, but I'm going to try it anyway.
Tamim Arian
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover oranges.
Kasen Gonzalez
[email protected]I can't wait to try this recipe! It looks so delicious.
ssemaganda ismail
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I will definitely be making this again and again.
Crazy tee
[email protected]Overall, I thought this was a good recipe. The candied orange peel and orange sugar were both delicious, and I would definitely make them again.
Md:Alamin Hosen
[email protected]The orange sugar was a little clumpy, but it still tasted good. I would try sifting the sugar next time.
Sam Bess
[email protected]I found that the candied orange peel was a little too sweet for my taste. I would reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Yvonne Torres
[email protected]This recipe is a little time-consuming, but it's worth it. The candied orange peel and orange sugar are both delicious.
Hassan abibat
[email protected]I love the way this recipe uses the whole orange. I used the zest for the candied orange peel, and the juice for the orange sugar.
Bibi Ali
[email protected]This is a great recipe for using up extra oranges. I always have a few oranges on hand, and this is a great way to use them up before they go bad.
Nasifa Anwar
[email protected]I used this recipe to make candied orange peel for my Christmas cookies, and they were a hit! Everyone loved the sweet and tangy flavor.
Ali Asghar
[email protected]This was my first time making candied orange peel, and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow, and the results were delicious.
Justin Null
[email protected]I absolutely love this recipe! The candied orange peel is the perfect balance of sweet and bitter, and the orange sugar is a great way to add a little extra citrus flavor to my baking.