Author Notes
My husband refers to quince as "that rotten lemon-looking fruit with mold". While it does have a layer of fuzz on its skin that puts a peach's to shame, a ripe quince is anything but rotten. You have to cook the fruit down to enjoy it's delicious flavor. Combined with a traditional apple crisp, quince turns a classic in to an even richer autumn treat! And you can easily substitute the all-purpose flour for a gluten-free blend with this recipe. —cratecooking
Ingredients
- Crisp
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6 tablespoons
cold unsalted butter, cut in to pieces, plus more for dish
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1 cup
all purpose flour (or gluten-free flour blend)
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2/3 cup
granulated sugar
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2/3 cup
dark brown sugar
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2 pinches
salt
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1 cup
Poached Quince (see recipe below)
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4 cups
peeled, cored and sliced apples
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1/2 cup
fresh cranberries
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1 tablespoon
lemon juice
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soft whipped cream, for serving
- Poached Quince
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1 pound
quince (2 large), peeled, cored and cut in to quarters
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1/4 cup
granulated sugar
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1
strip of lemon zest, peeled with a vegetable peeler
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1/2
vanilla bean
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2
star anise, whole
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3-4
cloves, whole
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2
inch piece of ginger, peeled and cut in to 1/2-inch slices
Directions
- Crisp
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Generously butter an 8" X 8" baking dish.
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In a medium bowl mix the flour, sugars and salt. Add the butter to the bowl and combine using a pastry blender until butter is the size of peas.
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Toss quince, apples, cranberries, cinnamon and lemon juice a large bowl. Pour in to prepared baking dish.
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Spread crisp topping over fruit. Set baking dish on a rimmed baking dish and place in preheated oven. Bake until topping is golden and fruit is bubbling, about 45 to 55 minutes. Serve with soft whipped cream.
- Poached Quince
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Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan along with two cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and partically cover. Simmer until quince is very tender and turns a rosey color, and liquid becomes syrupy, about 45 minutes. Quince will be very soft, almost like a paste.
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Poor off syrup and save for another use (great for cocktails or over yogurt). Yields about one cup of fruit.
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