Using up oranges

anguk wrote:

You could make some Microwave orange curd, just swap the lemons with oranges!

3oz butter
8oz sugar
3 eggs
finely grated rind & juice of 2 lemons

Melt the butter in a 2 pint bowl on high for about 1 1/2 minutes. Beat together the sugar, eggs, lemon rind & juice then stir into the melted butter, mixing well. Cook on high for about 3 mins or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon (Stir briskly every 30 seconds as the mixture starts to thicken to keep it smooth). Pour into small warmed jars, cover and keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Makes about 1lb.

Just wanted to say that I have just made this and it's fab . The last time I made lemon curd it took about 45 mins on the hob to thicken, this time it only took 6 minutes in the microwave. I had a glut of oranges, searched for something to do with a few of them (they are only small so I used 3) and now have 2 jars, one for me and one for my Dad .

Does anyone know if curd can be made with other fruits? My OH loves strawberrys, would it work ?

I'm lucky enough to have a wee (very wee!) citrus orchard here so i came up with some muffins for my boys' lunchboxes where you wizz up a whole orange (peel and all) in the processor and make really orangey, yummy muffins - they freeze really well - so i that's one use for a glut!!

I've also made orange icecream (YUM!) and jam (or marmalade.... whatever LOL)

Here's an orange cake recipe i just found that sounds similar:

What a smash! and so easy to make! Take one whole orange.....

1 whole orange 180g melted butter 3 eggs
1 cup sugar 1.5 cups SR flour
Icing 2.5 cups icing sugar 1 Tblspn melted butter

grated rind of 1 orange Marscapone cheese

Butter and lightly flour bundt tin and preheat the oven to 180_ C.

Place the whole orange in a food processor and process until well pureed. Add the remaining ingredients and process until well mixed. Place the mixture in the cake tin and bake 30 - 45 minutes until cooked. Turn out onto a cake cooler and allow to cool.

1 whole orange
180g melted butter
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1.5 cups SR flour

Icing 2.5 cups icing sugar
1 Tblspn melted butter
grated rind of 1 orange
Marscapone cheese


Butter and lightly flour cake tin and preheat the oven to 180_ C.

Place the whole orange in a food processor and process until well pureed. Add the remaining ingredients and process until well mixed. Place the mixture in the cake tin and bake 30 - 45 minutes until cooked. Turn out onto a cake cooler and allow to cool.

Icing

Mix the icing sugar with the butter, orange rind, and enough marscapone cheese to make a consistency that can be poured over the cooled cake and run slowly down the sides. Scatter additional strips of orange peel over the top, and serve. It won't last long!

*note - i make my muffins without icing for added healthiness!!

Steph x

Hi, I bought these at the end of last week. They were on offer and I'm trying to eat more fruit. They're not sweet at all and not exactly a pleasure to eat just as normal fruit. I have 8 left and hate waste. Can anyone suggest what I could do with these.......apart from binning them?

If you have a blender, they are really good just peeled (and de-pipped, if there are any) and added to fruit smoothies.

Got given lots of oranges yesterday. Anyone have any healthy recipees that I can use them for.

Thanks