Quince Butter

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A quince looks and tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear. It is astringent and harsh when eaten raw, but becomes floral and fresh when cooked down.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Foolproof Preserving

SERVES 32 (makes two 1-cup jars)

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Quince Butter
Foolproof Preserving

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Foolproof Preserving

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Softening the quinces on the stovetop with 3 cups water, before transferring it to a food processor, made it easy to process the quinces into a smooth puree. Passing the puree through a fine-mesh strainer eliminated the hard bits we kept ta...

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