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Homemade Candied Orange Peels and Slices

Gayathri Kumar
Homemade Candied Orange Peels and Slices will help you make some amazing base ingredients to flavour your baked goodies.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Drying Time 1 day
Course Condiment
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

For The Candied Peels

  • 4 no Oranges
  • 300 g Sugar
  • 600 ml Water
  • 100 g Granulated Sugar-1/4-1/2 cup for coating

For The Orange Slices

  • 2 no Oranges

Instructions
 

For The Candied Orange Peels:

  • First cut off both the sides of the orange to make it easy to peel.
  • Then with a serrated knife carefully cut the skin along the length without cutting the fruit.
  • Make 5 cuts for an orange.
  • Carefully remove the peel from the fruit. You will end up with 5 segments in each orange. Reserve the oranges for the paste.
  • In a pan add water and the peel and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  • Now drain water and reserve for paste.
  • Remove the peels and allow them to cool down.
  • Slice each segment into two for easy handling.
  • With a sharp knife, remove the white coloured pith from the peel.
  • In a pan add sugar and water and bring it to boil.
  • Add the peels and reduce flame to medium low.
  • Cover and cook the peels for 30-45 minutes or until the peels look shiny and glossy.
  • Remove the peels and place them on a wire rack.
  • Allow it to dry for 24 hours.
  • Take granulated sugar in a bowl, roll each peel in the sugar so that it coats the peel.
  • Dry it again over night to completely dry.
  • Store them in air tight box and use as needed.

For The Candied Orange Slices:

  • First cut off both the sides of the orange.
  • Cut each orange into ¼” thick slices.
  • In a pan add water and the slices and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  • Now drain water and reserve for paste.
  • Remove the slices and allow them to cool down.
  • In a pan add sugar and water and bring it to boil.
  • Add the slices and reduce flame to medium low.
  • Cover and cook the slices for 30-45 minutes or until the slices look shiny and glossy.
  • Remove the slices and place them on a wire rack.
  • Allow them to dry for 24 hours.
  • Take granulated sugar in a bowl, roll each slice in the sugar so that it coats the slice.
  • Dry it again over night to completely dry.
  • Store them in air tight box and use as needed.

For the orange paste

  • Cut the reserved oranges into small segments. Remove any seeds if any.
  • Add them to the reserved water and bring to boil.
  • Cover and cook until tender and mushy.
  • Using a hand blender, blend the orange to smooth paste. Allow the paste to cool.
  • Store in air tight jar in fridge and sue within a week.
Keyword Homemade Candied Orange Peels and Slices