Dessert Recipes - Apples and Pears Bristol Fashion Recipe

Ingredients

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups water

• 90 ml/6 tbsp granulated sugar

• 4 eating (dessert) apples, peeled, quartered and cored

• 4 pears, peeled, quartered and cored

• Thinly pared rind and juice of 1 lemon

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Method:

1. Put the water in a saucepan with the sugar and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved.

2. Add the apple and pear quarters and poach for 5 minutes until translucent. Remove from the heat and leave to cool in the syrup.

3. Cut the lemon rind into thin strips. Boil in water for 3 minutes, then drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.

4. Add the lemon juice to the fruit and turn into a serving dish. Chill. Sprinkle with the lemon rind before serving.