MAKING CANDIED ORANGE

when I was looking at joe pastry blog, I came across this recipe,I found is quite useful when making
orange cake or cupcake. Normally all the recipe will tell you to use orange zest, just peeled the oranges
skin or grated the orange skin and add to the cake.My children after eating the orange cakes,they will complain  it taste a bit of bitter.I have a few oranges and follow the recipes,wow come out nice and taste very good  the orange syrup I put in an air tight container kept in the fridge. I use to add in when making fruits juice,very fragrant.I thought of using to substitute when recipe call for using honey.

MAKING CANDIED ORANGE (or any citrus peels )

3 navel oranges
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup light corn syrup,glucose syrup or honey ( I used honey )

wash and dry the oranges,then cut off the very ends and scone them in quarters from top to bottom.Peel the rinds off the fruit,trimming away any excess pith,then cut into the rinds into 1/2 inches slices.

put the peels in a saucepan with water to cover.bring the water to the boil for two min.drainthe peels,cover them again with cold water,and boil for another 2 mins.Repeat the process a third time ( this will eliminate most of the pith's bitterness.)

Meanwhile,prepare the syrup.combine the sugar,cornsyrup,honey and water in a medium saucepan and bring it to the boil over high heat.add the peel,reduce to medium low and simmer until the peels are translucent and soft to bite.Remove the peels from the syrup and place them on a parchment-lined rack for rouhly three hours.once completely cooled they 're ready for use.To make candy out of them,lay them into a parchment-lined sheet pan covered with crystalline sugar while they're still hot.toss them in the sugar after 3 hours.

The orange syrup is a happy by-product of the process.strain it and reserve it for another use.

SWEET CANDIED COCONUT

This is a simple snack  in my younger day.Is cheap and  taste sweet. I never thought I can make it myself. Wow,It so easy and simple. Get a young coconut  from the wet market,asked the man to crack the shell leaving the whole coconut.peeled off the outer brown layer and cut into half.discard the coconut water.

SWEET CANDIED COCONUT

Ingredient:
1 tender young coconut,all brown skin removed
2 litres water
4 tbsp lime juice
500g caster sugar
1/2tbsp fennel seeds,two clove and some lime zest.

Method;
1.Shave coconut into very thin slices with a vegetable peeler.Bring water and lime juice to boil in a big pot over medium high heat,then add the shaved coconut.When the water  return to a boil,cook for two minutes.
2.Drain the coconut slices well and spread on tray.leave in a breezy place for 30 mins,until mostly dry to the touch.Combine coconut and sugar in medium container mix together till well coated.Cover the container and put in the fridge to stand at least for 6 hours,sugar will dissolve.
3.Scrape  coconut and syrup into a large,wide non stick pan.cook over medium heat,stirring frequently.syrup will thicken,watch carefully; just when sugar starts to crystallise,after about 10-12 mins,add fennel seeds,cloves and lime zest.Stir constantly until coconut slices are dry and covered with a sandy coat of sugar.Transfer coconut to a tray.as soon as it is cool,Store in airtight container.

COCONUT CANDY

COCONUT CANDY

This is the candy that I love to eat. Got the coconut and the condensed milk flavour. I usually wrap the candy
in plastic cone shape and kept in ajar. Can be wrap in sweet  shape too.

COCONUT CANDY

INGREDIENTS:
300 g.grated young coconut
150g. condensed milk
60g. caster sugar
60 butter
1/4 tsp vanilla / any colouring you like

1. Cook the grated coconut,condensed milk and sugar into a pot/wok. Keep stirring over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolve and thicken

2 .Add in the butter stir well, cook until the mixture can remove from pot or not sticky, or can be form
into dough.

3. Divide the coconut candy mixture into 3 portions,mix with any colouring you like separately,Place them into a square pan,flatten till level and press tightly.Leave to cool,cut into pcs.