What a good day to stay inside, fire up the wood stove and make candied orange peel! You know the sugared orange wedges you can get in the store? Well this recipe takes that taste to a new level! We have a box of really nice oranges that will go bad soon if we don't do something and this is a great way to utilize the entire orange.
I cut and peeled 6 oranges, then cut the peels into 1/4" strips. Boiled them in water 3 times to mellow the bitterness a bit, then into the syrup to boil until translucent.
Once translucent, I removed them from the heat and strained off the syrup (which we will sweeten our tea with for days to come). Then I rolled a few at a time in sugar and placed them on a rack to cool.
Diana and I both tasted one at this point and all we could do was stare at each other in disbelief! THESE ARE AWESOME!!!
Now, I've seen pictures where people have dunked these little citrus beauties in chocolate, but alas, I got my chocolate chips too hot and accidentally made a batch of fudge (which is great as well). I'll have to go to the store to get more chocolate... (no complaints from Diana)
And what to do with the wet, fruity inside bit of the oranges? We're dehydrating them!
This is definitely a recipe you should all try. Although it takes some time, it's simple and the peels come out tasting GREAT! And really, what else are you going to do on a below freezing day where there is no snow for skiing?
By the way, our second batch of concord/flame grape wine is in its secondary fermentation (with more added sugar this time)... We learned a lot with the first batch as the yeast ate entirely through the sugar reserves in the fruit and gave us a wine so dry it makes our lips curl around our ears! We're hoping for better results this time... check back in 12-18 months
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