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Saturday, September 15, 2012

FFWD- Spice Poached apples

 Have to admit when I first read over this recipe; I had visions of that awful fruit mixture that used to get passed around & you would stir & add more fruit....I can’t say, perhaps it was only prepared here in Texas, but, yuk!
Anyway,  decided to give it a whirl- any recipe with vanilla beans & star anise has to be worth it. I went with one apple & some nectarines and pluots that needed a mission.
The sauce was quite tasty and it made a pretty little dessert  for our dinner.   My only question was that the sauce needed much longer to reduce & it did not seem  thick enough.  Guess I could have doctored it up, but the taste was yummy! To see how our other marvelous cooks fared please link to http://www.frenchfridayswithdorie.com/?p=1201.

 How I love my copper pot!
 Getting started.
 Oh, so pretty....
 Juicy for sure
Too busy hunting squirrels to cook!

9 comments:

  1. I love how the stone fruit skins colored your poaching liquid a beautiful rose. hope the taste was as good as it looked!

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  2. That looks so pretty and such a great way to use up fruit hanging around. Sometimes fruit
    does not look too good in the refrigerator, but it's amazing what a little poaching can do.
    I love the heading on your blog, my thoughts exactly.

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  3. Your copper pot is beautiful and I love the combination of fruits you used.

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  4. The pot is gorgeous and it looks like your rescue mission was successful

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  5. Whatever the taste, it looks beautiful! I do like beautiful food.

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  6. The combination of apple, nectarine and pluots sounds just wonderful and it looks very pretty and so delicious! So nice to see that you are posting again!

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  7. Glad you enjoyed this. I think the syrup got better with age - more mellow and sweet.

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  8. I LOVE your copper pot! I'll be this was good with peaches. I did apples with mine, but my pot wasn't nearly as shnazzy.

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