Candied Orange Slices

Spring is here and lovely citrus fruits are here too. So this time I decided to do something fun with oranges. And decided to make candied orange slices. It is a fun way to add some color to a dessert’s decor or just eat it as is. Try this easy recipe and make something tasty and beautiful.

Ingredients :

• 1 Orange sliced
• 5-6 cups water to boil
• ½ cup water to make sugar syrup
• 1 cup granulated sugar to make sugar syrup

Tip:

• Use fresh and room temperature ingredients.
• Try to make all orange slice of equal thickness.
• Do not make slices too thin or they will break mid process.
• Do not make slices too thick or they won’t cook properly.
• Do not try to make sugar syrup on high flame or either it will seize or become thick too quick and then need to be discarded.
• Always use tongs to handle orange slices, do not touch sugar syrup by hand.

Directions:

• Cut orange in slices of about ¼ inch thickness.
• In a steel vessel, add 5-6 cups of water and wait till it comes to boil.
• Add orange slices to boiling water for 7-8 minutes till they get tender.
• Then drain the water and let the slices dry a little for about 10-15 minutes.
• In a separate pan add water and sugar and let put it on low flame.
• When the liquid starts bubbling softly on the edges, add orange slices to the syrup.
• Let slices simmer in the sugar syrup for about 25-30 minutes till they become shiny and translucent.
• After the slices are done, place them on a rack to dry for about 10-12 hours.
• Either sprinkle some granulated sugar on top of slices and eat as a candy or add as is to the top of any dessert as decoration.