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Prep Time: 8 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 38 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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When served warm this is a great fruit dessert for those cold winter nights. I serve it with good quality Greek yoghurt. Or, serve it chilled with icecream. Or with pancakes for breakfast. This is a favourite with my family. It can be varied infinitely too - so don't worry if you don't have all the ingredients. This comes from Stephanie Alexander's Cooks Companion. Australian measurements used. Ingredients:
30 g dried apples |
50 g dried apricots |
30 g dried figs |
30 g dried pears |
30 g dried peaches |
1/2 cinnamon stick |
2 cloves |
1 teaspoon honey |
1 pinch powdered saffron |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1/2 vanilla bean, split |
1 strip lemon zest |
20 g slivered almonds (or flaked) |
20 g shelled pistachios |
orange flower water or orange oil, essence |
Directions:
1. Put all the dried fruit plus the cinnamon, cloves, honey, saffron, vanilla and lemon zest into a sauce pan. Add cold water to just barely cover the fruit.
2. Place on stove on a low-medium heat and slowly bring to simmering point. Cook for 15 minutes, gently stirring once during this time. Remove from heat.
3. Cool to desired serving temperature - remove cinnamon & cloves (if you can find them). Just before serving stir in the almonds, pistachios and a few drops of orange flower water (or to taste).
4. Note: if you prefer you can place the cinnamon & cloves into a muslin bag to make removal easier.
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