QUINCE, APPLE, AND ALMOND JALOUSIE

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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Apple     Quince     Almond     Winter     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 medium quinces (about 1 pound total)
2 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 Golden Delicious apples
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 large egg
2 teaspoons water
Frozen Butter Pastry Dough
2 tablespoons sugar
Accompaniment: whipped cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • On a baking sheet in middle of oven toast almonds in one layer until golden, about 10 minutes. Peel, quarter, and core quinces. Cut each quarter lengthwise into 5 slices. In a 3-quart heavy saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add quince and simmer, covered, 2 1/4 hours.
  • When mixture has been simmering 2 hours, peel, quarter, and core apples. Cut each quarter lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. Stir apples into quince mixture and simmer, covered, until apples are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in almonds and extract. Cool filling. (Filling may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.)
  • Assemble jalousie:
  • In a large sieve set over a bowl drain quince filling, reserving syrup. Transfer quince to a bowl and stir in 3 tablespoons reserved syrup. Make an egg wash by lightly beating egg with 2 teaspoons water.
  • Halve dough and on a lightly floured surface roll out each half into a 12- by 8-inch rectangle (about 1/4 inch thick). Transfer 1 pastry rectangle to a floured large baking sheet and put quince filling lengthwise along center, forming a 9- by 5-inch mound. Brush pastry around filling with some egg wash. Carefully drape remaining pastry rectangle lengthwise over quince and seal edges by gently pressing together. With a sharp large knife trim edges of pastry. Crimp edges and make a decorative pattern of about 8 slits in pastry, exposing filling. Chill jalousie, loosely covered, 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Brush jalousie evenly with some egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake jalousie in middle of oven until deep golden, about 30 minutes, and transfer on pan to a rack to cool.
  • Serve jalousie warm or at room temperature with remaining reserved syrup and whipped cream.

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