Candied fruit from orange peel according to traditional recipe

When you start eating candied fruits, you can not stop. It's almost like a seed. The problem is that the candied candied fruits are often not very natural: at least they contain dyes, and possibly other chemicals, to prolong the shelf life and improve taste. Therefore, it is better not to abuse these seemingly harmless sweets. If you really want to chew something like this, then prepare the candied fruit from the orange peel yourself. It is not difficult to do this.

Citrus peel - a traditional basis for candied fruits

On sale are often found candied pineapple, papaya and other exotic fruits. Traditionally, they are preparing candied fruits from citrus peels, in particular oranges and lemons. It is the classical recipes that we will follow. To do this, we need a kilogram of orange peels. If you have less, just cut the number of all components in equal proportions.

Process of cooking candied fruits

First, the crusts must be soaked in cool water for a couple of days to get rid of the bitterness. In a few days you can start cooking. Crust the oranges with water, bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes.

In a separate saucepan, boil the syrup. For a kilogram of sugar, you need slightly less than two glasses of water. Cook until the sugar dissolves, and when the syrup boils, put our boiled orange peels into it. We bring them to a boil and leave for the night or for 5 hours under the lid. Then cook again for 5 minutes and again leave overnight. This procedure should be repeated two to three times. During the last cooking in the syrup, you need to add a little citric acid, so that it does not turn out to be a sweetly sweet. You can make the taste more interesting by adding a few drops of liquor, for example "Amaretto". Then the crusts need to be put on a colander to the liquid of the glass, and they are dried.

A useful treat for tea and not only

Finished orange candied fruits cut into thin strips. If desired, you can roll them in sugar. Store the finished product in a sealed jar or box to keep it soft and dry. Now for tea you have homemade candied fruits from an orange peel - a tasty and harmless treat. By the way, you do not need to pour the syrup. It can be added to tea, cooked with lemonade or used as a sauce.

Similarly to the way candied fruits are made from orange peel, you can make lemon or grapefruit candied fruits. Prepare each species separately, and then make a sweet assortment. You can eat them just like that, but you can add to the porridge, desserts and fruit salads. Candied orange peel candies are often used to decorate cakes and pastries, prepare sweet pastries with them , put them in curds and other dishes.

Consumption-free consumption

The best time to start making candied fruits is January, because citrus fruits are the main decoration of the festive table on New Year's holidays. We eat a lot of oranges, tangerines, lemons, and we put the crusts in the garbage. Now you know where to use them with profit. In addition to candied fruit, it is possible to weld delicious lemonade from the peel of citrus fruits - a useful alternative to purchased soda will be obtained. Why buy harmful sweets, if you can cook useful and no less delicious treats at home?