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0 Learn how to make candied to add to your desserts, ice cream and fruit puddings.
Recipes for Candied Fruit
Those who love the colorful fruit breads and puddings know well that it is hard to find in the market those that satisfy us in appearance, color and price, so here we show to make candied fruit with few easy steps.
The procedure for making candied fruit is somewhat extensive, even laborious, but can work in large batches to optimize your time and prepare enough for a whole year.
You can add candied fruits to your threads, breads and puddings, as is the tradition, but also results in a naturally delicious snack, free of preservatives. Depending on the fruit used you can add it to salads, soups, desserts, ice cream, cookies and endless recipes, including sensational sweet and sour dishes.
How to make candied fruit at home
Prepare fruit washing and drying want to perfection, peeling and removing seeds and ends as appropriate, in each variety. With this technique you can pieces without seeds, bones or pits, with or without skin and peels cut into strips or small pieces citrus fruit. The fruit should be ripe and firm, no past or green, very clean (and disinfected if it is the case), and is best prepared a guy for once, not to blend flavors and colors.
Once they are cut off pieces of fruit you want pinch several times with a fork or toothpick (toothpick, toothpick) and immersed in a bath of cold water for 24 hours, changing the water every 8 hours. This will help better penetrate the syrup. Canned fruit in water in the refrigerator, to have a cool climate that helps keep them better.
Homemade candied fruit: first firing
Elapsed, filtered fruit discarding much water as possible ( but not pressed) and weighed. Place in a heavy and good background, large saucepan, and add cold water to cover everything and begins to float to note that, in general, twice the height of the fruit you have placed in the pot. Bring to medium heat until you see begins to detach a vapor of water without bubbles. Remove the fruit with a large slotted spoon and place them in cold water to lower its temperature, for 1 to 2 minutes. Take a large colander to drain.
Weigh the fruit you’ll pinch, empty the pot and add the same weight in sugar and half water. That is, if you put 1 kg of fruit, you are going to add to the pot 1 kg of sugar and 1/2 liter of water. Heat over low heat to dissolve sugar in water; When you no longer see the glass, add the fruit. Let cook until it begins to boil gently. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve in a large cool a little bowl, while still cooking the syrup to take a denser point.
Having achieved the desired point, remove from heat, let cool enough, and replace within fruits. Cover with a cloth and let stand 12 hours.
Homemade candied fruit: Second cooking
The next step to make candied fruit is to give a second firing . After the rest period, again remove the fruit and boil the syrup again alone. When it begins to simmer, add again the fruit inside. When boiling again, remove the bowl, pour the hot syrup over, and let stand 12 hours. Repeat this operation until the fruits have absorbed all the syrup, or as much as possible. The number of times to repeat depend on the type and size of the fruit of your choice.
When candied fruits have absorbed all the syrup, remove the last time, this time to a wire rack to cool enough and drain the remaining liquid. Let air dry or near a heat source (you can take a dry oven at not more than 45°C / 113°F), turning every so often for even drying. This will make the sugar syrup from crystallizing and given its traditional whitish.
Preserving homemade candied fruit
After completing the procedure, cool completely on a rather dry and protected from direct sunlight site. Preserves candied fruit wrapped in plastic wrap, in a place of constant, fresh if possible climate , and container good closure or sealing. It may be in a tin box, brass or another to protect from light, or in a dark bottle in the cupboard.
Make candied fruit takes a while, but is a sensational way to have these natural treats ready for any occasion.
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