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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Portuguese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the apricots in a heavy saucepan with the water, the cinnamon sticks and the lemon zest, cover, and let stand at room temperature for three hours. | 2. Set over medium heat, bring to a simmer, reduce heat and simmer gently, covered for 35 to 40 minutes until the apricots are very soft. | 3. Remove from heat and discard the cinnamon sticks and the lemon peel. | 4. Using an immersion blender (or, if you prefer a blender or food processor, but the stick blender is so much easier), puree the apricots and the cooking liguid. | 5. Add the lemon juice, sugar and butter to the apricot mixture in the saucepan and return to low heat, simmering the mixture uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about ten minutes. | 6. Cool to room temperature before serving (and try to resist constant tasting). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
apricot	1/2	lb		108.8623	25.2198	3.1752	0.8845
cold water	3 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1			-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
butter	1	tablespoon	unsalted	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.