Quince Butter

Try this silky-smooth fruit spread on crusty bread, then top it with thin shavings of Manchego cheese.

Yield: 1 1/3 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients

• 4  cups  water
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1 1/2  pounds  quince, cored, peeled, and quartered
• 2  teaspoons  fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Bring water and sugar to a boil; cook 2 minutes. Add quince, and cook over medium-low heat 45 minutes or until very tender. Remove from heat. Remove quince from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving liquid. Place quince in a food processor; process until smooth.

Cook reserved cooking liquid over medium-high heat, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 234°. Remove from heat; stir in pureed quince and juice. Cool; pour into an airtight container.

Note: Refrigerate in an airtight container up to two months.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

92 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

0.2g

Carbohydrate:

24g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

2mg

Calcium:

4mg