TUSCAN ORANGES/ARANCIO TUSCANO

These make a beautiful start to any celebratory dinner. These are served in my family at every holiday including birthdays.

                                                                                    

large shallow serving bowl or dish

3 to 5 oranges

brandy (use one that is of excellent quality)

 1 to 2 tsp. white sugar

 

Peel the oranges, removing all of the white pith. Slice the oranges into slices of  about ¼ inch thick,  Cover the bottom of a shallow serving dish with one layer of the slices without crowding them.  Lightly sprinkle with the sugar.  Pour the brandy over all of the oranges  until the brandy is about ¼ inch deep. The brandy should not completely cover the oranges. Let the oranges macerate in the sugar and brandy at room temperature for approximately 1 hour then turn over all the orange slices and let sit for another hour.

 

 Serve as a part of an antipasti course, and if there are any left, put them out after dinner, people will come back to these.