Orange Marmalade

 Amber colour and wonderful flavour.... Orange Marmalade is a fragrant filling for various cakes and transform even a plane one into a fine pastry masterpiece.... 
 But Orange Marmalade is also nice by itself on a slice of toasted bread for breakfast.... and what about an ice-cream scoop with some orange marmalade?



INGREDIENTS: 
 
4 oranges
1.5 glass of sugar
2 tbs rum
  

I used the red oranges, but you may use the pale ones as well.
 
1.Wash the oranges with some soda as we need to use the zest as well.

2. Peel the skin of 1.5 oranges, just the part of orange colour. You may do that with the vegetable peeler that takes away just the upper layer of the skin.
3. Slice the orange peel into really thin stripes.

4. Peel the oranges with the knife to get rid of the outer membrane. 
5. Cut the orange segments out of the membranes, it's quite a toilsome task but think of the result and you'll be fine!!!

6. Keep the membranes aside and squeeze them through a sifter.
7. Add 1 glass of sugar to the juice that you squeezed and melt it over medium heat.

8. Add the orange peel stripes and cook them for 5 minutes. Switch off the heat and put the pan aside for 10 more minutes.

9. Add orange segments and 0.5 glass of sugar to the syrup and cook it for 40 minutes at a medium heat.
10. From time to time take away the foam that will appear and stir the marmalade.
11. At the very end add 2 tablespoons of rum and switch off the heat.
12. As you haven't prepared a big quantity of the marmalade so you may refrigerate it for some days, don't worry it won't last long.... It is absolutely perfect for breakfast!