Navettes With Poached Quince

Fasting, if we conceive of it truly, must not…be confined to the question of food and drink; fasting should really be made to include abstinence from anything which is legitimate in and of itself for the sake of some special spiritual purpose. There are many bodily functions which are right and normal and perfectly legitimate, but which for special peculiar reasons in certain circumstances should be controlled. That is fasting.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	c	Water
2	c	Sugar
1/4		Orange, including peel
4		Quince peeled cored
		quartered
2	c	Flour
1	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Butter room temperature, in
		1" dice
1		Orange, grated zest of
1/4	c	Orange flower water
4	T	Extra virgin olive oil
1		Egg plus 1 egg, beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar and orange and bring to a
boil. Add quince, return to boil, lower heat to simmer and cook until
just tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to
cool.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Place flour and sugar on to
cutting board. Place butter on to flour  mixture and work to form bread
crumblike texture. Form into a well  (like for pasta) and place zest,
orange flower water, olive oil and 1  egg into center. Using a fork,
work wet ingredients into dry to form  a dough and bring together into
a ball. Let rest 20 minutes in  refrigerator wrapped in a towel.
Remove dough from refrigerator and cut in half on a floured cutting
board. Roll each half into 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut into 4 inch  by
1/2 inch rectangles. Form into little barquettes and slash centers
lengthwise with the top of a knife. Brush with beaten egg and bake on
cookie sheet for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove, cool and serve with quince
in cooking liquid and creme fraiche.  Yield: 4 servings  Notes: Recipes
for #ME1A13 Copyright Mario Batali 1997. All rights  reserved.  Recipe
by: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO # ME1A13  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1023
by Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Jan  19, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 991 Calories From Fat: 118 Total Fat: 13.4g Cholesterol: 77mg Sodium: 33.1mg Potassium: 320.3mg Carbohydrates: 214.4g Fiber: 3.6g Sugar: 151.7g Protein: 8.7g