Quince, cooked or raw? The answer is definitely: cooked! Yes, because the raw quince, although it is edible, is a food for rather strong palates.

It is one of those rare fruits that give their best after cooking ; when it is raw it is in fact quite hard and stringy and does not have the pleasant taste of its close relatives, apple and pear. Once cooked, the quince becomes very tasty and is a clever food; absolutely forbidden to renounce it.

The quince is an autumn fruit that is found only when it is in season and not so easily. It is therefore worth taking advantage of the period to include it in your diet.

The cooked quince

The cooked quince, in addition to being a warm cuddle, also helps to resolve any problems of lazy intestine . To prepare it you need:

> a quince;

> a tablespoon of wholemeal cane sugar;

> a small piece of cinnamon stick;

> water.

Preparation

Peel the quince, cut it into small pieces and place it in a saucepan . Pour a little water, add the sugar and cinnamon and cook over a low heat, with the lid, until you reach the desired consistency .

The quince in the preparation of jams and sweets

This fruit is especially famous for quince jam, also called quince jam. However, the high content of pectin makes it an ingredient suitable for use in any jam . A quince is enough for every kilo of other fruit to obtain a perfect consistency.

Moreover, the quince is a very suitable ingredient for the preparation of cakes and homemade pies, in the same way as the apple. The main difference lies in the fact that the latter is usually added raw to recipes, while it is preferable that the quince is first cooked a little.

Here is a very simple and tasty cake to prepare with the quince.

Ingredients

> 3 quinces;

> 200 g of 00 flour;

> 2 tablespoons of cornstarch;

> 100 g of brown sugar (for the inside) + 2 tablespoons;

> 50 g butter;

> 3 eggs;

> 1 cinnamon stick;

> 1 sachet of vanilla yeast for cakes.

Preparation

Peel the quinces, cut them into large pieces and cook them in a little water, with a cinnamon stick and a tablespoon of wholemeal cane sugar. Allow them to cool well.

Meanwhile prepare the cake dough by mounting the 3 whole eggs with the sugar and the softened butter. Add the flour, cornstarch, two tablespoons of the apple juice and finally the quince and baking powder.

Mix the mixture thoroughly and pour it into a baking pan with a diameter of about 26 centimeters. Sprinkle the surface of the cake with a tablespoon of brown sugar. Finally, cook at 180 degrees for 50 minutes.