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Candied Citrus Slices

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes enough to garnish one 10-inch cake

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 small red grapefruit, thinly sliced into rounds
1 navel orange, thinly sliced into rounds

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cut a round of parchment paper to fit just inside a medium pot; set aside. Bring sugar and 3 cups water to a simmer in pot, stirring until sugar has dissolved. When liquid is clear and bubbling, reduce heat to medium-low. Add citrus slices, arranging them in a slightly overlapping layer. Cover with the parchment paper round. Place a cake pan on top of parchment to keep slices submerged. Simmer (do not boil) until rinds are almost translucent, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely in syrup. The candied citrus slices can be stored in syrup up to 1 week.

    Step 2

    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set a wire rack over sheet. Transfer candied citrus to rack. Let stand until dry and slightly firm, about 8 hours.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCandyDessertFruit DessertGrapefruitCitrusFruitOrangeDairy FreeGluten FreeNut Free5 Ingredients or FewerEasySimmerCookbooks
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