Recipe

Drunken Prunes Recipe

	Midgelet / All my dishes 6 months, 1 week ago prunes as a food gift? these are tasty, healthy and recipe from The Real Age recipe web site Prep:10m Cook:13m Servings:4	Midgelet
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Ingredients

2 heaping teaspoons Darjeeling or other black tea leaves

2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 1/4 pounds pitted prunes, (dried plums)

1 cup Armagnac, or cognac

1 vanilla bean, cut in half

Directions

. Stir tea and water in a small bowl; let steep for 5 minutes.

Strain into a medium saucepan; stir in brown sugar.

Bring to a boil over high heat; boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.

Place prunes in a large bowl; stir in hot syrup.

Set aside to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, sterilize two 1-pint canning jars by steaming them upside down, their lids alongside, in a closed steamer for 10 minutes; or place in a large pot and cover by 1 inch of water and boil for 10 minutes.

. Drain prunes, reserving liquid separately.

Whisk Armagnac (or cognac) into the liquid.

Pack each sterilized jar with half the prunes.

Nestle half the vanilla bean in each jar.

Pour 1/2 cup of the Armagnac mixture into each jar.

Seal and turn upside down to blend ingredients.

Set right side up and store in the refrigerator for 1 week to plump.

RECIPE TIPS:

Tip

Refrigerate the prunes in sealed jars for up to 2 months.

When giving, include a card with serving suggestions: "Spoon these 'drunken prunes' over vanilla frozen yogurt, mascarpone cheese or plain yogurt."

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Comments

juels 6 months, 1 week ago said:
These would be a great accompaniment to lots of desserts! 5 forks, thanks!

chefwannabeone 6 months, 1 week ago said:
I love prunes! This would be a great gift to give in a food basket at the holidays.
I will be making these. I give it Five Forks!
Thanks for posting.

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