POACHED APRICOTS WITH KAYMAK

Poached Apricots With Kaymak image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Time 2h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

1/2 pound large dried Turkish apricots
1/4 cup sugar
3 cardamom pods, crushed and seeded
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup kaymak, very thick yogurt or mascarpone (see note)
3 tablespoons finely chopped peeled unsalted pistachios

Steps:

Place apricots in 2 cups water, and soak overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pour soaking liquid into 1-quart ovenproof saucepan. Add sugar, cardamon seeds and lemon juice, and bring to boil. Add apricots. Moisten and crumple a small sheet of parchment paper, and cover apricots. Cover saucepan, and bake in oven for 1 1/2 hours. Allow apricots to cool in syrup, and then refrigerate until well chilled.
Drain apricots, reserving syrup. Split each, and fill with kaymak, yogurt or mascarpone. Arrange in shallow serving dish, spoon some syrup over apricots, scatter with pistachios and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 116, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 19 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams