Candied Citrus Peels 2

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 2 small grapefruit or 2 large navel oranges or 3 large lemons
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp light corn syrup

Details

Servings 48

Preparation

Step 1

Quarter fruits lengthwise. Discard pulp.

Cut grapefruit or orange peel quarters lengthwise into 6 strips each; cut lemon peel quarters lengthwise into 4 strips each. Trim white pith to 1/8 inch. Place in saucepan, cover with cold water. Boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Drain; rinse. Repeat boiling, draining and rinsing 2 more times.

In same pan, mix 1 cup sugar with the 1/2 cup water and corn syrup. Heat to boiling, scraping down any sugar on pan sides with pastry brush dipped in water. Boil 2 minutes (do not stir); add peels. Boil gently (do not stir) 30 minutes or until peels are tender and almost all syrup is absorbed; remove from heat.

Dust remaining 1 cup sugar over jelly-roll pan. With fork, transfer peels to pan; roll in sugar to coat. Cool. Place peels on rack; let sit 4 hours or until dry. Stir in airtight container up to 3 weeks.