Lemon chips
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Lemon candied peels are very easy to make; see the step-by-step recipe. Don't rush to discard the syrup in which the lemon slices were cooked—right in this syrup, you can prepare orange or tangerine chips. The finished dessert can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Put sugar into a wide heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour water over it, and cook the syrup.
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Step 3
While the syrup is cooking, thoroughly wash the lemons and slice them very thinly, trying to keep each slice intact.
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Step 4
Place the lemon slices in the syrup, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes (without boiling) over low heat.
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Step 5
Using cooking tongs or simply a fork, place the lemon slices onto the baking paper.
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Step 6
Bake (dry) the lemon slices at 90 degrees with convection for 1.5–2 hours. If your oven doesn't have a convection setting, simply set it to the lowest possible temperature. After half the time has passed, flip the lemon slices to the other side.
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Step 7
The candied lemon slices turned out very tasty and beautiful. If desired, they can be hung on a string like a Christmas decoration, or used to garnish any desserts.
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Step 8
The lemon candied fruits turned out thin, tasty, and exceptionally attractive in appearance.