Candied fruits from lemons are not only very tasty delicacy, but also a useful treat which surely will be pleasant to adults and children. It is possible to replace with candied fruits candies, their tax with a table to tea or to make of them a sweet souvenir to guests.
Recipe for candied fruits from lemons
For preparation of candied fruits from lemons you need the minimum quantity of ingredients – lemons, sugar and water. Pay attention that lemons before use it is necessary as it is possible to wash out more carefully, using at the same time a usual toothbrush. The peel of a lemon won't be cut off therefore it should be cleaned from pollution as much as possible.
Before use wet lemons in cold water for 30-40 minutes. Then accurately cut each fruit rings. Ideal thickness of segments at the same time – 0.5 cm. Too thin slices can not keep the necessary form.
In a small saucepan connect 300 ml of water and one glass of sugar. Bring mix to the boil and wait for full dissolution of kristallik. Lay out in lemon segment syrup. It is enough boil thoroughly preparation within 15-20 minutes, slightly stirring slowly. You don't hurry to take lemons from syrup at once. In sweet liquid they have to infuse within 30 minutes. Lay out lemon preparations on a tissue and leave at several o'clock to dry up, having powdered them with sugar or icing sugar. Lemon segments have to become absolutely dry and harden slightly. Cut ready candied fruits in small cubes or half rings.
Candied fruits from lemon peels
If you love tea with a lemon or just you are an admirer of this citrus fruit, you don't hurry to throw out its peel. Lemon peels can be frozen periodically in the fridge, and at accumulation of the necessary quantity, to prepare from them very tasty candied fruits. The main difference of a recipe for candied fruits from lemon peels from delicacy from the whole fruits – the term of preliminary soaking. It is better to leave crusts of lemons in cold water at least for two days. During this time they completely leave bitterness. Pay attention that water at the same time needs to be changed for clean periodically. Lay out lemon peels after upholding in a small saucepan. At the same time you can use water in which preparations were wetted. Add sugar so that during boiling very sweet and saturated syrup turned out. It is necessary to cook lemon peels within 30-40 minutes. During this process there can be a foam which is rather simple for removing by means of a spoon. Wait for cooling of syrup and lay out lemon peels on a dry baking tray. Dry preparations in an oven within several minutes. Cut crusts of lemons in straws or cubes, sugar and lay out in a vase. Lemon candied fruits of own preparation can be turned into a sweet gift. For this purpose small transparent bags or boxes will be necessary for you. Packing can be decorated at discretion, and add mix of candied fruits with multi-colored balls from glaze.