cumquat jelly with candied cumquat peel

even though i have a continual supply of cumquats my cumquat culinary repertoire has been limited to making cumquat jam, brandied cumquats and adding them to poultry braises..i've had a few other ideas brewing and today i made cumquat jelly and candied cumquat peel..

cumquat jelly recipe

tea with hazel

ingredients

cumquats

100 gms sugar

200 mls filtered water

4 gold strength gelatine leaves

extra water

castor sugar

method

~ juice enough cumquats to get 300 mls of juice..put the skins aside 

~ make a sugar syrup with the water and sugar

~ cut gelatine leaves into quarters and soak in extra water until soft

~ squeeze the water from the softened gelatine and add it to the hot sugar syrup and stir until the gelatine has dissolved  

~ leave the sugar/gelatine mixture to cool and then add the strained juice 

~ check the jelly for sweetness and if needed add castor sugar to taste stirring well to dissolve

~pour into a mould or 4 individual glasses and put in the fridge until set

candied cumquat peel

tea with hazel

ingredients

cumquat skins from the above recipe

1 cup  sugar

1 cup water

castor sugar

method

~ with a sharp knife scrape the membrane and pith from the inside of the cumquat skins

~ place the cleaned cumquat peel in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil

~ boil for a few minutes and drain

~ dissolve the sugar in the cup of water and bring to the boil

~ add the cumquat peel, boil gently until transparent and then drain

~ place a layer of castor sugar on a baking paper lined plate and put the drained peel on the castor sugar turning each piece carefully to cover with sugar

~ remove the candied cumquat peel to a cake cooling rack, cover with a tea towel and leave to air dry

~ once dry store in an air tight container

happy new year..x