Candied orange peels in chocolate

Usually orange zest is used as a kind of spice for making desserts, but you can also cook from it yourself quite interesting desserts. For example, these are candied sticks become sweets if dipped in chocolate. They are incredibly aromatic and rich in taste, because it’s the peel of the orange that contains the essential oils giving him that same citrus aroma. Yes, and these candies are stored quite a long time, and already closer to the cold you will have a treat with зимним настроением. Time: В рецептахvolumetric containers are used in volume: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cups (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (Art.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

• 3 large pointed oranges (umbilical)
• 1.5 tbsp. Sahara
• 85 gr. of chocolate

Recipes with similar ingredients: candied fruit, oranges, chocolate

Recipe preparation:

1. Using a fruit knife or a knife for peeling oranges, make a round incision on top and bottom of each fruit, not cutting the flesh, then make 4-5 cuts connecting the top and bottom circles. Gently peel the orange peel and chop it stripes of 5 mm.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil and throw in it orange peel. Boil at low boil, about 1 min., After why drain the water, it will no longer be needed.
3. Fill a pan with 1.5 tbsp. fresh water and add sugar to it. Bring to a slight boil, then lay the orange peel carefully and gently, without covering, for about 20 minutes. – the peel will look a little transparent (but not completely).
4. Remove the pan from the stove and let the orange peels cool in syrup to room temperature. Keep candied peels together with syrup in the refrigerator for no more than 1 month.
5. To prepare the crusts for dipping into chocolate, lay out it to the grate installed above the drip tray for the syrup, and dry for 1 hour.
6. In a metal bowl mounted above a pot with weak boiling water, melt the chocolate until smooth, stirring him. Dip each slice of candied orange peel half in chocolate and lay on a baking sheet parchment. Leave until the chocolate has hardened. Candied fruits in chocolate can be stored in a hermetically sealed container up to 5 days. Result: 20-30 strips