baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat or cooling tray
Ingredients
4oranges (preferably organic)
2cupswhite sugar
2 cupwater
Instructions
Rinse the oranges and pat dry.
Cut off the top of each orange and make 2 vertical slits from the top to the bottom.
Gently separate the skin from the flesh making sure not to tear each piece. You should end up with 4 pieces.
Using a spoon or a pairing knife, remove any excess pith.
Make sticks
Cooking the peels
Heat up 2 cups of water with 2 cups of sugar and stir.
When the sugar is dissolved, add the peels and stir to coat every piece.
Cover and simmer for 40-50 minute, stirring every 15 minutes.
When the peel becomes translucent, it is ready.
Drying
If there is liquid syrup left at the bottom of the pot, you will need to use a cooling rack over a baking tray and let the excess syrup drip down.
If most of the liquid has been absorbed by the peel, place all the pieces on a baking tray lined up with silicone mat, making sure that no piece overlaps or touches another one. Set aside for 24 hours or until the peels are dried.
Sprinkle with a little sugar before storing or make gift bags!
Notes
If you want to create variations, you can substitute 1 cup of orange juice to 1 cup of water, or add some ginger. Mix things up and use lemons, grapefruit, tangerines etc.,