Candied Lemon, Orange or Grapefruit Peel Recipe

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Candied Lemon, Orange or Grapefruit Peel
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
196
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

  1. With sharp knife, score the skin of the fruit (use only one type for a batch) into quarters,then peel it off with your fingers, keeping the pith attached.
  2. Lay each quarter of skin on a cutting board and cut to make uniform strips from 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, according to your preference; you should have about 3 cups of strips.
  3. Cover peels with water in saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute,then drain, cover with water again and repeat two times (total of three times).
  4. Then, cover again and simmer the peel for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  5. In the saucepan, make the syrup with sugar, water and corn syrup. Boil for about two minutes, then add the peel.
  6. Simmer briskly stirring occasionally, until the syrup is considerably reduced, then watch closely.
  7. The point of decision:.
  8. If you want a tender candied peel, cook until perhaps 3 tbsp syrup is left, and drain the peels (you can save the syrup).
  9. Medium-firm, leave only a spoonful of syrup, then drain.
  10. For candy-like crisp peel, watch closely until the syrup is on the point of hardening and has almost vanished.
  11. Arrange the peel on a bed of sugar on a jelly roll pan at whatever stage you have stopped cooking. Straiten the strips while hot if you want them symmetrical, or crumble them if you like a kinky tangle.
  12. Sprinkle more sugar over the strips and toss them occasionally as they cool.
  13. When cool enough to handle, put the strips onto cake racks and let them dry. The consistency of the finished candy will depend partly on the point at which the cooking stopped, but also on how long the strips are left to dry. They will keep indefinitely if candied 'hard'; not quite as long if left translucent and flexible. The choice is yours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 195.78 Kcal (820 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 16.59mg 1%
Potassium 80.86mg 2%
Total Carbs 52.16g 17%
Sugars 48.08g 192%
Dietary Fiber 1.74g 7%
Protein 0.58g 1%
Vitamin C 30.7mg 51%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 24.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 115.68 Kcal (484 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 9.8mg 1%
Potassium 47.78mg 2%
Total Carbs 30.82g 17%
Sugars 28.41g 192%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 7%
Protein 0.34g 1%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 51%
Iron 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 14.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.6
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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