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zestting and zest, the best way to go.
i want to use oringe zest next time i make blueberry muffins. i was wonderring if theres a serten tipe of oringe anyone would reccamend? (i want just a hint of the oringe flaver)
also i normaly just use a grater to zest fruit, can anyone reccamend a difrent way i can use to get finer zest?
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Hello. There are a few tips which you should follow when zesting an orange, or any citrus fruit:
1. Choose organic, unwaxed oranges. Organic oranges don't have pesticides/colours used on them and so you don't get that in your muffins. Some farmers also use a wax on oranges to increase shelf life/make them look more attractive. You obviously don't want wax in your muffins.
2. Zest only the orange skin, not the white pith underneath which can be bitter.
3. Zest the orange before juicing them. Its near impossible to zest a juiced orange.
Now the finer the zest, the stronger the flavour. A grater is usually good enough, as long as you use the fine side.
Something that works even better is a 'rasp grater'. Its a long, fine grater, and the resulting zest is very small and fine. This is usually best for flavour.
Alternatively, you can use a 'citrus zester' which is a handle, with a piece of metal on top. The metal has 3-5+ holes, which peels the zest in long, thin strips. This is best for decoration/cocktals/etc.
I highly recommend the rasp, as it really gives a fine zest which can be easily incorporated into the muffin mix. Don't use too much however, as it is very strong, simply because it contains all the orange oils. I say a teaspoon-tablespoon of zest for a batch of 12 muffins is sufficient, or whatever the recipe calls for.
Hope I helped :)
EDIT: You can buy a rasp grater anywhere really: amazon, ebay, wal mart, anywhere that sells kitchenwares. You may be able to get one from somewhere like a DIY store, but I'm not sure if they will be as good as the ones made specifically for food. At around $1 a rasp though, you may be able to afford experimenting around? Hope that's cleared that up for you :)
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