Perfumed Oranges Recipes

Steps:

• Using Sharp knife, cut peel and white pith from all oranges. Slice oranges into thin rounds. Arrange orange slices in shallow glass baking dish.
• Stir honey, orange juice and orange blossom water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until honey melts. Pour honey mixture over orange slices. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours, basting orange slices occasionally.
• Arrange orange slices decoratively on large serving platter. Spoon honey sauce over. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Garnish orange slices with mint sprigs if desired.

Steps:

• Squeeze enough juice from 3 oranges to measure 1 cup.
• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, without stirring but washing down any sugar crystals with a pastry brush dipped in cold water, until syrup around edges begins to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes. Tilt pan and carefully add orange juice (caramel will harden and vigorously steam). Simmer, stirring, until caramel is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Cut peel, including all white pith, from remaining 6 oranges with a sharp paring knife and cut each orange crosswise into thirds.
• Heat one third of butter (1 teaspoon) in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté 6 orange slices until golden, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate. Sauté remaining orange slices in butter in same manner, wiping out skillet between batches if necessary. Return all orange slices to skillet along with caramel sauce and cook over moderate heat until heated through, about 1 minute.