Candied fruit - slices (slices) of fresh fruit, cooked in sugar syrup and dried. Candied fruits are used in the preparation of various desserts and confectionery products as a filler and / or as a decorating element. Candied fruit can be prepared from different fruits, for example from melon.
Tell you how to make delicious candied fruits from melons at home. There are a lot of different kinds and types of melons, they are different in form, color, aroma and taste. Melon is a product, definitely, useful (contains vitamins A, B1 and B2, PP, and C, useful compounds of potassium, calcium, sodium, iron, etc.). For all the usefulness of the use of melons in fresh form in some people can cause problems. Melon candied fruits are assimilated by the body much easier, and, in general, are considered an exquisite delicacy product, useful to children and adults.
Candied fruit should be prepared only from ripe melon fruits. It is better to choose the varieties that you like most, with a pleasant taste and aroma.
Recipe for candied fruit candy
Ingredients:
- melon - about 1 kg;
- sugar sand - about 5 glasses (also about 1 kg).
Preparation
Cut the melon into slices about 2-4 cm wide, cleanse the seeds and flesh.
We lay out on a clean baking sheet and sprinkle sugar evenly. Leave for 8-10 hours.
Gently salt the secreted juice, mix it with 0.5 liters of water, add sugar. Cut the skin from the slices and cut into smaller pieces (across the slices).
Sugar syrup should be thick. Cook in the syrup pieces of melon for 5-8 minutes. Pieces should acquire glass-like transparency. If this does not happen, we cool and cook again. You can repeat the cycle, just keep in mind, the longer we cook a melon, the more we lose vitamins and other useful substances - under the influence of high temperatures they are destroyed.
Cooked pieces of melon are thrown in a colander or strainer, and then spread freely on a clean baking tray.
Now we need to dry the pieces of melon in a few tricks at the minimum temperature in the oven. It is better to organize
Next, almost ready candied fruits can be laid out on a clean paper, you can lightly sprinkle sugar or powdered sugar and dry at room temperature for 3-8 days (depending on humidity and temperature). You can store candied fruits in a cool place in a glass or ceramic dish with a loosely closed lid, so that there is air or in paper bags, in wooden containers. Such blanks will make you happy in the cold season.
Candied fruit is served well with tea, crocade, mate, rooibos and other infusion drinks.