Orange Dust
- 1/2 teaspoon grapeseed oil
- 2 navel oranges (preferably organic)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- Special equipment: an electric coffee/spice grinder
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil with grapeseed oil.
- Remove zest from oranges with a vegetable peeler and trim any white pith from zest with a sharp paring knife.
- Bring zest, sugar, and waterto a boil in a 3-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until syrupy, about 6 minutes.
- Drain zest in a sieve and spread out on baking sheet.
- Bake zest in middle of oven until dry and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cool on baking sheet on a rack.
- Grind zest to a powder in electric coffee/spice grinder.
grapeseed oil, oranges, sugar, water, electric coffee
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orange-dust-107240 (may not work)