Roasted Carrots With Orange Zest And Cinnamon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb carrot, peeled and trimmed
2 garlic cloves, smashed
orange zest, 2 orange strips, each 2-inch long and 1/2-inch wide, cut into julianne
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper

Preparation

Preheat Oven to 400 Degrees.
Cut carrots into 2\" lengths; halve lengthwise any thick top portions so all the pieces will cook evenly. In a shallow, 9-by-13\" baking dish, combine carrots, garlic and orange zest. Drizzle vegetables with olive oil sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Add the cinnamon stick, toss to coat the vegetables evenly. Spread in an even layer in the dish.
Roast the carrots stirring every 10 minutes, until tender and lightly browned, about 50 minutes.
Remove from the oven, transfer to serving dish and sprinkle carrots with lemon juice. Serve immediately.