Candied Fruits
During the Holidays, we bake a lot more especially when we’re hosting a dinner. Many baked goods can be great to bring to a party or to give as a gift 🎁. The list of baked recipes is almost endless and can be hard to choose from…
Since I’ve been living on my own, I always loved having dinner parties at my place and more so during this time of year. Having people around, laughing, and telling stories while music 🎶 is playing in the background with flavorful aromas of cooked food floating through the air, makes the entire evening a beautiful memory to cherish!
Like everyone else, I obviously bake more during the Holidays. There are cookies, cakes, breads, pies everywhere… no wonder we gain weight! It’s fine because it wouldn’t be the same without the baked goods plus I’ve heard that Santa 🎅 has a sweet tooth!
I particularly remember one Christmas 🎄 when I was hosting a large group for dinner. I wanted to start ahead of time and make my cookies, pies, stollen, fruitcakes, panettone, and so on.
When I went to the supermarket, after adding all the ingredients I needed to my shopping cart, there was one item I couldn’t find… Candied Fruits! I went to other stores with the same scenario… no candied fruits. I started to panic 😱! I was going to make a fruitcake and a panettone without the fruits!!! As soon as I returned home, I called 📞 my mother to tell her about the situation. To my astonishment, she told me over the phone how to make them. After all the running around, the frustration along with the stress, I discovered how simple and easy it was to make candied fruits!
This recipe is for all you bakers…
It’s such an easy method to make them 👩🍳👨🍳 and in my opinion, they taste better than the ones from the store. This is an ingredient that you need to have around especially when there’s a lot of baking involved. To preserve them, simple syrup is used. Now, depending on which fruit is candied, the amount of this liquid sweetener used is not the same from one to another. To keep them, store in an airtight container in a cool dark place for up to 4 months.
Thanks to my mom 👵, I was able to make my fruitcake and my panettone plus learn another recipe. After preserving them and storing them in an airtight container, I can enjoy them for a long time and there’s no need to go to the supermarket…
Happy Baking and Bon Appétit!🍽
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– Biscotti
– Oliebollen
– Chocolate Beet Cake
– Saffron Buns
– Thumbprint Cookies
– Challah
– Chocolate Rum Snowballs
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Candied Fruits
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Ingredients
CITRUS PEELS
- 1 large grapefruit
- 1 large orange
- 1 medium lemon
- 2 large limes
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (simple syrup), plus more for coating
- 1 cup cold water (simple syrup), plus more for blanching
PINEAPPLE
- 8 slices pineapple, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 2 cups granulated sugar (simple syrup), plus more for coating
- 3 cups cold water (simple syrup)
GINGER ROOT
- 2/3 cup fresh ginger, sliced 1/8-inch thick
- 2 1/2 cups cold water
- 2 cups granulated sugar (simple syrup), plus more for coating
Directions
Citrus Peels
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, combine the citrus fruit peels and cover with water. Bring to a boil and drain; repeat the process 4 times or until the grapefruit peels don’t have any bitterness.
- Return peels to the pot and add water with sugar; stir until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and transfer the peels onto a wire rack to cool and dry off, about 5 hours.
Pineapple
- In a pot over medium heat, combine sugar and water; stir until the sugar is dissolved and bring to a boil. Add sliced pineapple and cook for 45 minutes, flipping them every 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let them cool and dry off for 24 hours.
- Next day, transfer to a large bowl and coat with sugar. Place them on a wire rack to dry off for 24 hours. If the next day they are still slightly wet, repeat the coating process. Cut into small pieces and store in an airtight container.
Ginger Root
- In a pot over medium heat, combine ginger, water and sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool and dry off completely, about 2 hours.
- Transfer to a bowl and coat with sugar before placing ginger slices back on a wire rack to cool for another 2 hours. Cut into small pieces and store in an airtight container.
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Please share the ingredients for making candid apple
Oh my! I haven’t made them for over 3 decades. I assume you are talking about apples dipped in a red syrup… right? Let me see if I can remember and I will get back to you. Have a great day kirti!