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Baked Quince

Baked Quince

Baked Quince

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The World Spice Cookbook Club is took a trip through the varied cuisines of Eastern Europe with Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe, by Olia Hercules! For more information and delicious recipes, check out Olia Hercules's website. We do love some good quince. The fruit's firm flesh lends itself quite well to baking or poaching, as is the case in this recipe, and the addition of juniper to the spices piqued our interest. We decided to give it a try... and it didn't disappoint!

From the Author: "My uncle had a quince tree in his garden and I have always had an overwhelming love for this fruit. We even used to eat it raw (yes, crazy, I know!) or chop it and turn it into jam. I do love it roasted or poached whole, though. Add some sea salt flakes and black pepper, remove the vanilla, and halve the quantity of sugar to make a delicious addition to roast duck."
Yields
1 servings
Baked Quince

Baked Quince

Ingredients

Get the Spices

Madagascar 3-Count Vanilla Bean
Madagascar 3-Count Vanilla Bean
Cinnamon Stick
Cinnamon Stick
Star Anise
Star Anise
Juniper
Juniper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C. Place the water with the sugar in a saucepan, add the vanilla seeds and the pod to the pan with the cinnamon stick, star anise, and juniper berries, and cook over low heat, stirring regularly, until the sugar dissolves.

Cut the quinces in half, then cut in half again lengthwise and remove the core. Place the quince quarters in a medium baking dish. 

Pour the spiced syrup over the quinces. Cover with foil and pop in the oven for 1 hour, then uncover and cook until the quinces are soft and amber colored, 1 hour more. 

Serve this warm with ice cream, or chilled instead of the strawberries for a winter version of the Birthday Ice Cream & Strawberry Cake on page 201.

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Baked Quince

Baked Quince

COOK TIME:

Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C. Place the water with the sugar in a saucepan, add the vanilla seeds and the pod to the pan with the cinnamon stick, star anise, and juniper berries, and cook over low heat, stirring regularly, until the sugar dissolves.

Cut the quinces in half, then cut in half again lengthwise and remove the core. Place the quince quarters in a medium baking dish. 

Pour the spiced syrup over the quinces. Cover with foil and pop in the oven for 1 hour, then uncover and cook until the quinces are soft and amber colored, 1 hour more. 

Serve this warm with ice cream, or chilled instead of the strawberries for a winter version of the Birthday Ice Cream & Strawberry Cake on page 201.

Baked Quince

The World Spice Cookbook Club is took a trip through the varied cuisines of Eastern Europe with Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe, by Olia Hercules! For more information and delicious recipes, check out Olia Hercules's website. We do love some good quince. The fruit's firm flesh lends itself quite well to baking or poaching, as is the case in this recipe, and the addition of juniper to the spices piqued our interest. We decided to give it a try... and it didn't disappoint!

From the Author: "My uncle had a quince tree in his garden and I have always had an overwhelming love for this fruit. We even used to eat it raw (yes, crazy, I know!) or chop it and turn it into jam. I do love it roasted or poached whole, though. Add some sea salt flakes and black pepper, remove the vanilla, and halve the quantity of sugar to make a delicious addition to roast duck."
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