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Ingredients
Quince Stuffed Pancakes
- Ingredients
- 2 ozs dried Apricot
- 7 ozs Apple juice
- 14 ozs Quince
- 2 cloves
- 1 Star anise
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 4 Tbsps honey
- 4 Tbsps Sesame seeds
- 4 ozs Pastry flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 4 ozs milk
- 4 ozs mineral water
- 1 egg
- vegetable oil (for greasing)
- powdered sugar (for dusting)
Cut apricots into thin strips and soak in 4 tablespoons apple juice for about 1 hour.
Cut quince in half, remove core, peel, and mince.
Heat remaining apple juice, cloves, star anise, cinnamon and quince in a pot. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, until soft, over low heat. Remove spices and stir in honey. Puree half of the stewed fruit and mix with remaining quince and soaked apricots. Season to taste and leave to cool.
Grind half the sesame with a mortar and pestle. Mix ground sesame with flour, salt, cinnamon, milk and bottled water. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
Mix egg into dough and add water, as needed.
Toast remaining sesame seeds in a dry, nonstick pan. Add oil and cook the batter until golden brown on each side, creating 4 pancakes. Fill each pancake with quince compote and dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 393 cal. | (19 %) | ||
| Protein | 8 g | (8 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 43 g | (29 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 15 g | (60 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8 g | (27 %) |
Healthy, because
Sesame provides a good portion of the minerals calcium and phosphorus, which help support strong and healthy bones.
Even smarter
If you like, you can prepare the filling with pear or apple instead of quince.