Quince paste
This traditional French "pâte de fruit" (fruit paste or leather) has a distinctive, firm consistency and is full of flavour, with the characteristic tang of quince.
The preparation is rather long, but the result is well worth all the effort.
The preparation is rather long, but the result is well worth all the effort.
15,0753/5 for 2 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: December 3rd 2017
For 900 g, you will need:
- 0
800 g quince - 1
½ lemon - 2
450 g granulated sugar - 3
30 g jam sugar - 4
1 orange (optional) - Total weight: 1,645 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 1 hour | 30 min. | 2 hours 3 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Several days (weeks, even) in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Wash and brush 800 g quinces, but do not peel, as the skin add to the flavour.
Stage 2 - 8 min.
Cut the quinces into quarters, then remove and discard the core. Cut each quarter into small pieces.
Put the quince pieces into a saucepan, add ½ lemon cut into 4 and just enough water to cover.
Note: From 800g of quinces, you should be left with 500 g of cut fruit.
Put the quince pieces into a saucepan, add ½ lemon cut into 4 and just enough water to cover.
Note: From 800g of quinces, you should be left with 500 g of cut fruit.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Put the pan uncovered on medium heat and cook until the fruit is soft enough for the point of a knife to go through it easily.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
After cooking, discard the lemon pieces and pass the quinces through a vegetable mill on "fine" setting.
Do not throw away the cooking liquid.
Do not throw away the cooking liquid.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Transfer the quince pulp into a saucepan and weigh it (from 500 g cut fruit, you should be left with about 350 g of cooked pulp).
Weigh 30% of this weight in cooking liquid (100 g here), then mix this with the quince pulp.
You can add the zest of 1 orange at this point.
Weigh 30% of this weight in cooking liquid (100 g here), then mix this with the quince pulp.
You can add the zest of 1 orange at this point.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Weigh 450 g granulated sugar (this should be the same wieght as the mixture of fruit pulp and cooking liquid).
Take out 50 g of this sugar at mix it separately with the 30 g jam sugar.
Take out 50 g of this sugar at mix it separately with the 30 g jam sugar.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Put the saucepan on high heat and bring to the boil, then tip in the 50 g of sugar with its gelling agent.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Mix well, bring back to the boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add the rest of the sugar all at once.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Mix well, bring back to the boil and cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Stage 11 - 1 hour
Pour into a mould or tin, lined with a sheet of cooking parchment.
Leave to cool for at least 1 hour.
Leave to cool for at least 1 hour.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Turn out and cut into pieces about the size of a sugar cube.
Stage 13
You can make the paste look more attractive by rolling the pieces in a little granulated sugar, but this is not essential.
Remarks
This is a very ancient sweetmeat, particularly appreciated at the French court during the Renaissance. It was apparently a favourite of both Marie de' Medici and the Duc de Guise.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,492 Kcal or 10,434 Kj | 8 gr | 608 gr | 4 gr |
| 125 % | 3 % | 57 % | 1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 151 Kcal or 632 Kj | < 1 gr | 37 gr | < 1 gr |
| 8 % | <1 % | 3 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 900 g : 2.74 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
From gaston Lenôtre, but dedicated to Isabelle and Patrick who will recognise something of themselves here..More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Quince: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince and apple compote, ... All |
| Granulated sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Candied grapefruit peel, Galette Charentaise, Windfall apple jelly, Windfall apple jelly, Kouign-amann brioche, ... All |
| Jam sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Clementine sorbet, Fillings for macaroons, ... All |
| Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", Poppy seed and lemon cake, Lille style chicken, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, ... All |
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