Candied Orange Peel Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
1 quart (1/4 inch wide) orange peel strips
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
Sugar
Directions
Place orange peel in water to cover in a Dutch oven; add salt.
Bring to a boil, and boil 20 minutes.
Drain.
Repeat boiling procedure twice without salt, and set orange peel aside.
Combine 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook, stirring often, until syrup spins a thread, about 7 minutes (234°).
Add orange peel; simmer 30 minutes, stirring often.
Drain orange peel well.
Discard syrup.
Roll peel, a few pieces at a time, in sugar.
Arrange in a single layer on wire racks; let dry 4 to 5 hours.
Store in airtight container
Bring to a boil, and boil 20 minutes.
Drain.
Repeat boiling procedure twice without salt, and set orange peel aside.
Combine 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook, stirring often, until syrup spins a thread, about 7 minutes (234°).
Add orange peel; simmer 30 minutes, stirring often.
Drain orange peel well.
Discard syrup.
Roll peel, a few pieces at a time, in sugar.
Arrange in a single layer on wire racks; let dry 4 to 5 hours.
Store in airtight container
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