Sunday 10 November 2013

QUINCE & GINGER

Quince & ginger cake

*2 poached quince 1cm dice
To poach add peeled & halved quinces to 250ml water, 2tbsp sugar, 1tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp honey, grated thumb size piece of ginger
Simmer 30 mins
Preheat the oven 180°C.
Place the quinces in a baking dish with the cooking syrup
Add the honey
Roast for 30 mins until they are golden and really tender

*30g walnuts, roughly chopped
*Grated zest 1 lemon
*2tbsp ginger cooking syrup
*210g plain / spelt flour
*3/4tsp baking powder
*2 tsp ground ginger
*1/2tsp mixed spice
*45g ground almonds
*3 eggs
*180ml sunflower oil
*150g light muscavado sugar 
*3 balls stem ginger
*1/3tsp salt

Grease & line a loaf tin­
Preheat the oven 170°C
Mix quince, lemon zest, ginger syrup
In a separate bowl sift the flour, salt, baking powder, spices, zest, ground almonds and walnuts
Separate 2 of the eggs, mix the yolks with the 3rd egg
Beat the oil and sugar for 1 min and slowly add the egg yolk mix
Quickly add dry ingredients, stem ginger and fruit
Whisk the egg whites and fold in
Bake 1 hour 30mins



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Alice B. Toklas 

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