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6  BELLA VISTA NEWS, AUTUMN 2018
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            Spiced Stewed Fruit




            With the Autumn season fast                                     What’s Cooking
            approaching, and the temperature
            dropping, what better time to try this                          with Ashley, Group Executive Chef
            tasty recipe for Spiced Stewed Fruit.

            This can be enjoyed warm or cold,       Ingredients:                        3. Ensure you add all the
            with ice cream, yoghurt, with a                                             fruit juice from tinned
            sprinkle of nuts or simply by itself.   1 x 400g Sliced Peaches with juice   fruit.
            Enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner.                                       4. Stir thoroughly.
                                                    1 x 400g tin Sliced Pears with juice
            This is also great for the Easter       1 x 400g tin Sliced Apricots with   5. Place on a stove and
                                                                                        slowly bring to a simmer.
            holidays, and can be enjoyed by all.    juice
                                                    4 x Sliced/Diced Apple (Granny      6. After about 5-10
            Elvis our Executive Chef at Bella Vista   Smith is nice)                    minutes, transfer the fruit
            Gardens created this recipe while       100g Dry Apricots, Chopped          into a baking tray.
            working with me at Lansdowne            100g Pitted Dates                   7. Cover with foil or a lid
            Gardens and it is always on the menu    1 Cup orange juice, fresh is        and bake in the oven at
            because it is so popular!               preferred                           160°C for approx. 1 hour
                                                    100g Sultanas                       30 minutes.
            We hope you enjoy our Autumn                                                8. When nice and soft,
            menu, it is a pleasure to create this   100g Dry Figs, Sliced               remove from the oven.
            for you.                                2 x star anise                      9. Let stand at room
                                                    1 x Cinnamon stick
                                                    1 Tbspn Vanilla Essence             temperature for 30
                                                                                        minutes, before
                                                    Method:                             refrigerating or serving.
                                                                                        10. Store in a jar in the
                                                    1 Pre-heat your oven to 160°C.      refrigerator for up to 10
                                                    2 Combine all the ingredients       days.
                                                    together in a large pot.
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