Quince Dessert Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 quinces,
• 1 cup sugar,
• 2 cups warm water,
• 6-7 cloves,
• 1 cinnamon stick,
• 1 tbsp dried hibiscus,
• Whipped cream or ice cream and wallnuts for topping.

Preparation:

1. Wash, peel, halve quinces,
2. Remove the seeds,
3. Lay the peels in the bottom of a deep pan,
4. Add the seed nests of the quinces,
5. Place quinces,
6. Pour the sugar and water,
7. Add quince seeds, hibiscus, cloves and cinnamon stick,
8. Cook in medium heat,
9. 10 mins. after it starts to boil remove the cinnamon stick,
10. Cook for 1,5 hours in low heat (check occasionally and with a spoon take syrup and pour over quinces. Thus all the pieces will have the same colour.),
11. Remove from heat when the syrup breaches jam consistency and set aside to cool,
12. To prepare for service fill the hole in the middle with walnuts and place a spoon of whipped cream or ice cream on top,
13. You can sprinkle ground pistachios on top.

Bon appetit…