Orange Peel Candy

Most of us might have relished citrus candies in our childhood, as these are the most favourite. I too love those flavours and often bake orange-flavoured cakes and cupcakes to which I Love to add homemade orange marmalade. Orange marmalade made by me contains orange peel candy. Everyone in the family love its citrusy flavour. This Christmas when I decided to bake a Christmas fruitcake, I thought to add orange peel candy along with other dried fruits and the result was excellent. These candied peels can be used to decorate cakes, cupcakes and puddings.

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These candied peels can be dried on a wire rack for a few hours under the fan. Toss them in granulated sugar and store them in an airtight jar

Candied Orange Peel

I prepared the candy in advance and stored it in an airtight jar. These candied peels are very easy to make with only a few ingredients. They add amazing citrusy flavours to the cakes. I add them in the cake batter along with other dried fruits and also keep some for garnishing. These candies are cooked in the sugar syrup so I prefer them to refrigerate with their sugar syrup in a glass jar. Peels from 2 Kinnow oranges yield 1 bowl of candy

 Kinnow/Mandarin oranges (a hybrid variety of oranges )are better than any other types for this recipe as their peels have less white portion and the pith is not too bitter. These peels also have some nutritive values.  They contain calcium, copper, magnesium, vitamin A and C. Dried candied peel can be munched to avoid bad breath. New research has found them to have anti-cancer properties.

 

 

1- Kinnow or Mandarin or oranges – 2 nos.

2- Water – 3 cups

3- Sugar – 2 cups

 

 

1- Rinse the kinnows. Cut the top and bottom of each orange and score the skin into quarters.

 

2- Remove the skin (peel and pith, the white part), and cut the skin into strips about ¼” wide.

 

3- Place the peel strips in a large saucepan filled with cold water.

 

5- In the same pan, boil together 2 cups of sugar with 1 cup of water.

6- Let the stuff on constant boiling on medium heat. cook for 30 minutes or just until the peels become transparent.

7- Store them with the syrup in a glass jar when cooled completely

 

 

*Candied peels can be prepared from other citrus fruits like lemon also

2- Remove the skin (peel and pith, the white part), and cut the skin into strips about ¼” wide.

3- Place the peel strips in a large saucepan filled with cold water.

4- Boil the stuff on high heat for 15 minutes.

5- Drain the water from the peels and repeat this process again for another 15 minutes. When boiled, drain the water

6- In the same pan, finally boil together 2 cups of sugar with 1 cup of water.

7- Let the syrup on constant boiling at medium heat. Add the peels now

8- Cook the peel strips for 30 minutes or just until these are transparent.

9- Store them with the syrup in a glass jar when cooled completely