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Candied Mixed Peel Recipe
Candied Mixed Peel is essential for Christmas Cakes and more in Ireland, now you can make yours right at home.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 1h 30m👤 Gemma Stafford📖 biggerbolderbaking
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Juice the oranges and lemons and set juice aside to use in cooking, salad dressings, baking, or cocktail making.
medium oranges, (halved horizontally)4(2lbs/900g) granulated sugar4 cups(32floz/900ml) water, (plus more for boiling)4 cupsmedium lemons, (halved horizontally)3
2
Place citrus peels in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once it has reached a rapid boil, remove the pot from the heat and drain the fruit, discarding the water. Repeat this process a second time. The peels should be soft at this point.
3
In a medium-sized pot over high heat, add peels, sugar, and 4 cups water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
4
Reduce the heat to medium/low and steadily simmer until peels look slightly translucent, approximately ⏱️ 1hr ⏱️ 15 minutes -⏱️ 1hr ⏱️ 30 minutes hour. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
5
Once peels are cool enough to handle, cut them in half. With a pairing knife, gently scrape away membrane (aka segment walls) from the zest.
6
Cut the zest into strip and then into small squares.
7
Store peel in syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 months. Use in my Christmas Cakes , Christmas Puddings. or my Homemade Mincemeat .
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