Nutty Quince And Raisin Crumble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 None cinnamon stick
3 1/4 lb quinces, peeled, cored, cut into 1/3 inch slices
None None Raisin Bread Crumble
3 slices day-old thick-sliced raisin bread, torn
1/3 cup pecans, chopped
1/4 cup brazil nuts, chopped
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tbsp butter, melted
None None ice cream, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
In a large Dutch oven, combine 2 cups water, sugar and cinnamon stick. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Add quince, ensuring they are covered with water. Cover and bake for 2 hours 30 mins, or until quinces are rosy pink and tender. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside to cool slightly. Discard cinnamon.
Meanwhile, for the crumble, pulse fruit bread in a food processor to coarse crumbs. Mix with remaining ingredients.
Arrange quince in Dutch oven. Pour 1/2 cup cooking syrup over top and sprinkle with crumble. Bake for 15-20 mins, until crumble is golden and crisp. Serve warm with ice cream.