I've been trying various ways to preserve the massive amounts of oranges we get because orange juice doesn't maintain very well nor freeze very well. Dehydrating worked well but, took too long and when rehydrated they were pretty tasteless.
I attempted a short cut to Orange Marmalade that I found on YouTube...basically cutting up the oranges and putting them through the food processor. Yuck too much pith...and it took forever to jell. So, I tossed that batch uut I then went the tried and true method of peeling the oranges and juicing them after peeling.
I wanted to try and see if I could use every part of the orange and found a recipe for candied orange peel. After boiling the peels several times to remove the bitterness, I cooked them in a simple syrup and tossed with sugar. I then put them in the food dehydator to dry. Very good treat. If you want less sweet, omit the tossing sugar coating .
6 lbs of oranges made 8 jars of marmalade, 11 jars of jam, and 1 jar of orange simple syrup (I'm thinking for iced or hot tea). Compost bin got the pith.
Next week...Orange Curd and Orange slices in syrup.
