Candied Orange Peel
Candied Orange Peel
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| Yield: | 1 1/2 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups julienned orange peel (about 3 to 4 oranges)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
Directions
1) Wash the oranges well, then cut the tops and bottoms off. Using your knife, cut just inside the peel, following the curve of the orange from top to bottom. Clean any pulp off the inside of the strips.
2) Cut the peel into strips about 1/4" wide (or smaller, if you like).
3) Place the peel in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil, then drain the peel. Repeat this process two more times.
4) After the peel is blanched three times, combine the1 1/2 cups water, corn syrup, and sugar in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Once the mixture is clear, add the blanched peel and simmer very slowly until the pith is translucent.
5) Remove the peels from the syrup, and roll them in granulated sugar. Place them on a lightly greased rack to dry completely before storing.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups.
Reviews
01/30/2011- I had some problems with the peels not drying...after 2 days of them laying out on the rack, I gave up and dipped them in chocolate so they wouldn't make a mess when stored. They still tasted great, but I would have liked to have some plain and not a sticky mess.
Sometimes the granulated sugar clumps when you roll the peels and if these excess clumps are not removed, they can interfere with the drying process. I hope you will try this again. ~Amy @KAF
01/11/2011- Worked beautifully! Never made candied peel before. Followed the suggestions of the first reviewer for saving peel over several days. I saved the peel for over a week and was fine. Tasty stuff!
- 12/28/2010
- This looks very much like the recipe I use which came from The Monster Cookie cookbook. Dealing with the orange peel is easier if you just cut the orange into 8ths with a very sharp knife. Remove the peel off each segment and then eat the oranges. I boil the orange peel twice, cut the cooked orange peel into slices and then boil it a third time. I put my version of the candied orange peel on the King Arthur community webpage if you want to see horriblely detailed instructions for candied peel.
