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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (39g) Recipe makes 10 servings
Calories 0
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 0mg		0%
Potassium 0mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g		0%
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Sun Dried Orange Peel - for Tagines, Daubes and Sweet Things!

Recipe #254233 | 6¼ hours | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: French Tart
Sep 19, 2007

I always dry at least a kilo of orange peel during the summer months - and that keeps me right through until next year. This is not so much a recipe as a technique, but it is so useful to have a jar of this in your pantry throughout the drear winter months. I use this dried peel in daubes, tagines, stews, curries, marinades, desserts, cakes and baking. It really does not take that long to dry in direct sunshine - and the quicker it dries, the more intense the orange aroma and the higher the oil content. A great by-product of oranges, and a part that is normally thrown away!

SERVES 10 -20 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

fresh orange, wiped clean
greaseproof paper

Directions

1
Peel the oranges with a swivel head potato or vegetable peeler, or use a special zester.
2
Try to peel into long strips, and do not peel the bitter white pith, under the skin.
3
Lay the peel out onto a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Cover with an umbrella fly cover and place outside in direct sunshine.
4
Leave for about 6 hours; the peel will curl up and shrivel when it is totally dried - it should feel hard and crisp.
5
Store in an airtight container in a dark place for up to one year.
6
Use in cakes, scones, muffins, cookies, daubes, stews, curries, casseroles, marinades, sauces, sugars and all manner of things!

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From: Chef PotPie

On Aug 5, 2008

Why didn't I think of this?! Frenchy, my dahlink, you are a genius! I had 15 oranges, bought with a coupon for 38 cents per pound, YAY! I used my zesting tool, put the zest in my dehydrator on 130, and in 2 hours, voila! I will NEVER spend $$ on this in the spice section again. And I do use orange zest often. You saved me $$$$$! Thanks for yet another fabulous recipe!

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