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Poached quince with rosewater and elderflower cream with lemon and poppy seed shortbread
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Poached quince with rosewater and elderflower cream with lemon and poppy seed shortbread

12 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Quince is poached here in rosewater, but you could add anything you like to the poaching liquor - vanilla or lemon zest would both work well.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

669
Calories
14g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Poppy Seed not in our table 0
Quince not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175g/6oz plain flour
  • 100g/4oz butter
  • 50g/2oz caster sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 4 quince
  • 4 tbsp rosewater
  • 100g/4oz caster sugar
  • 284ml/10fl oz carton double cream
  • 2 tsp elderflower
  • 2-3 tbsp elderflower
  • , to taste (optional) icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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