German Christmas baking recipes often call for candied orange and/or lemon peel. With this recipe you can make your own candied peel that is the perfect ingredient for authentic German recipes.
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 35 minutesmins
Total Time 55 minutesmins
Course Kitchen Staples
Cuisine German
Servings 4-5 oz.
Calories 51kcal
Ingredients
1large organic orange or
2large organic lemons
¼cupsugar
½cuporange juice or lemon juice
⅛cuphoney
Instructions
Wash the oranges/lemons, cut them into halves and juice them.
Cut each half into two or three slices and remove the fruit flesh and white parts from the peel.
Cube the remaining peel into very small cubes.
Add the peel cubes into a small sauce pan and cover with cold water.
Bring to a boil, let simmer for about 5 min. and then drain water from peel cubes.
Repeat this process one more time.
Bring the juice and the sugar to a boil and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Then add the peel and let simmer for about 20 min. or until the peel cubes are translucent. The liquid should be gone completely.
Place the peel cubes into a small sterilized jar, add the honey and mix well.
Notes
You can make that recipe also with lime and grapefruit peel