Candied fruit: what is it and how to cook it?

This popular sweetness - fruit candied fruits - you can cook at home with your own hands. They can be made from a variety of berries and fruits. Even from watermelon crusts. A colorful fruit mosaic will decorate your sweet table. Candied fruits (what it is and how to cook them - you will learn from this article) is not only a bright and delicious treat. They are also extremely useful. Candied ginger candies, for example, are a valuable anti-cold remedy. A jar of such sweets, along with honey, will protect you from viruses in the autumn-winter period.

Ginger candied fruits - what is it?

In cold weather, you can warm yourself not only with mulled wine and hot tea. How many of you know the warming properties of the root of ginger? Essential oils that are contained in it, give it a sharp and burning taste, which successfully complements not only meat dishes and sushi, but also sweets. Ginger powder is added to the tea, the grated root is put into the dough for cupcakes and pies. You can also make candied fruit from it. What it is? Candied pieces of ginger root, cooked in syrup. They retain some of their sharpness, which becomes quite bearable, and acquire some sweetness. Also the candied root ginger is very healthy (almost as fresh). It has anti-inflammatory and anti-catarrhal properties, helping the body fight infection.

For candied fruits you need an equal amount of sugar and ginger, as well as water. The root must be cleaned and cut into strips or slices. Pour water and put the cook for thirty minutes. After the ginger is cooked, sugar should be added. Continue to cook the slices until all the water is clear and boiling. While the ginger is in the syrup, it can be flavored, for example with cardamom, vanilla, cinnamon, buckwheat or cloves. When the liquid is boiled off, add the sugar and stir in a saucepan. Put on a baking sheet, dry. Store in a closed glass jar. Add to the ice cream, sweet desserts to harmonize the taste, into pastries (cupcakes, muffins), tea or coffee. Do not forget about how useful ginger candied fruits. What is it for strengthening immunity, you can check on yourself, eating every day a few candied slices. Ginger will support your health in wet and windy weather.

Strawberry candied fruits

You need very large berries. Because small can harden in syrup. And the desired texture of these candied fruits is achieved by sugaring a large amount of pulp. Do not clear the strawberries from the sepals and twigs, but after thoroughly washing it, sprinkle with sugar (the amount is determined by eye) with the addition of citric acid. After a while, the berries will give off the juice. Put them on a baking tray in one layer. Fill with juice and sprinkle with sugar - it will need another glass. Place the pan in the oven (the temperature should be about two hundred degrees Celsius). Strawberry mass boils after a while. Reduce the temperature by twenty degrees and hold for half an hour. Then take out the baking sheet, roll each berry in the sugar (until they have cooled down) and spread out for drying on foil.