Candiedlimeslices Recipes

CANDIED CITRUS SLICES- LEMON OR LIME

Steps:

• In large skillet combine water and sugar; bring to boiling.
• Add 2 lemons or 10 key limes, thinly sliced. Simmer gently, uncovered, for 1 or 2 minutes or until just softened.
• Transfer to rack; cool.

CANDIED KEY LIME SLICES

Steps:

• In a 10-inch sauté pan, bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Add lime slices in a single layer, arranging them so they do not overlap. Cook until white pith is translucent, 30 to 40 minutes, turning slices two or three times during cooking. Using a slotted spatula, carefully transfer slices to a wire rack to cool completely before using.

CANDIED CITRUS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine sugar and water; bring to a boil. Add citrus slices; reduce heat to medium. Cook until slices are translucent, about 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer until slices are tender but still intact, about 10 minutes, turning occasionally., Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove slices to a wire rack or a parchment-lined baking pan. Let stand at room temperature overnight to dry. (Save syrup for another use.) If desired, cut slices in half; use to decorate a cake, pie or other dessert, or to garnish drinks.

CANDIED LIME WHEELS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 200°F. Spray baking rack with cooking spray and place on baking sheet.
• 2. Using a knife or mandolin, slice limes into roughly 1/8 inch slices.
• 3. Put lime wheels in pot and cover with water. Bring water to boil and strain.
• 4. Cover lime wheels with water a second time, boil, strain, repeat, for a total of three boils. It's okay to stop at two boils if the membranes are starting to fall apart.
• 5. Add to a clean pot the thrice-boiled lime wheels and an equal part by weight granulated sugar and a half-part clean water (for instance; 4oz limes, 4oz sugar, 2oz water).
• 6. Boil on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until water is almost completely boiled away.
• 7. Using tongs (sugar will be HOT) pull the lime wheels out and lay them across the baking rack and bake for 1hr, rotating the pan halfway through. You can let them go longer if you want the sugars to caramelize a bit.
• 8. Remove from oven and toss/rub lime wheels with sugar while still hot so it can adhere. The extra sugar offsets the rind and allows them to be stored together without sticking.