Эту популярную сладость – фруктовые цукаты – вы You can cook at home with your own hands. They can be made from a variety of berries and fruits. Even from watermelon peels. Colored fruit mosaic will decorate your sweet table. Candied fruits (what it is and how to prepare them - you will learn from this article) - not only a bright and tasty delicacy. They are also extremely helpful. Candied ginger, for example, is a complete anti-cough. A jar of such sweets, along with honey, will save you from viruses in the autumn-winter period.
Candied ginger - what is it?
In cold weather, you can warm not onlymulled wine and hot tea. Do many of you know the warming properties of ginger root? The essential oils 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 tea, grated root is put in the dough for muffins and cakes. You can also make it candied. What it is? Candied ginger root pieces, boiled in syrup. They retain some of their poignancy, which becomes quite portable, and acquire some sweetness. Also, candied ginger root is very healthy (almost as fresh). It has anti-inflammatory and anti-cough properties, helping the body fight infection.
For candied fruits, an equal amount of sugar is needed andginger, and also water. The root must be cleaned and cut into strips or slices. Cover with water and set aside for thirty minutes. After the ginger has boiled down, add sugar. Continue cooking the slices until transparent and boiling all the water. As long as ginger is in syrup, it can be flavored, such as cardamom, vanilla, cinnamon, star anise, or cloves. When the liquid boils away, add sugar to the pot and mix. Put on a baking sheet, dry. Store in a closed glass jar. Add sweet desserts to the ice cream to harmonize the taste, to pastries (muffins, muffins), tea or coffee. Do not forget about how useful candied ginger. What is it to strengthen the immune system, you can check for yourself by eating several candied slices every day. Ginger will support your health in wet and windy weather.
Candied strawberries
Looking for 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 peel strawberries from the sepal and twigs, but after washing them thoroughly, sprinkle them with sugar (determine the amount by eye) with citric acid. Berries after a while will allocate juice. Put them on a baking tray in one layer. Pour the juice and sprinkle with sugar - it will need more around the glass. Put 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 sugar (until they are cold) and arrange to dry on the foil.
