Marcella Hazan

Croccante all’Arancio

Almond and Orange Peel Praline

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Marcella's Italian Kitchen
Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan

Published 1986

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup orange peels, soaked in water for 36 hours as described below
  • 6 ounces shelled almonds peeled as described<

Method

  1. Prepare the orange peels, taking care, as you peel the oranges, not to cut into the white pith beneath the skin, which is bitter. Soak the peels in a bowl filled with cold water for 36 hours, changing the water 5 or 6 times. Drain and dry thoroughly with kitchen towels.
  2. Turn on the oven to 400°F.
  3. Spread the peeled almonds on a baking sheet and dry the