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Cardamom Rolls Recipe

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Ingredients

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Step #1 ---SAUCE------ 2 c Fresh rasberries or -strawberries 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Mace Fresh rose petals,if desired -(not commercial roses; they -are sprayed with pesticides Sprinkle top prepared pears with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
Step #2 mix water, sugar, cardamom (pop seed sout of the pods), wine, and cloves in a sauce pan.
Step #3 Bring to a boil, then add pear ahlves and simmer about 10 mins.
Step #4 Turn once or twice, then remove form heat & cool; make sauce.
Step #5 To Make Sauce: mix berries, cinnnamon & mace; mash these very well (or use food proccessor).
Step #6 Press through sieve to strain out seeds.
Step #7 Spoon out some onto a dessert plate, but not all, enough to cover most, of the bottom.
Step #8 Drain the pears from their cooking liquid (which you may reserve, strain & add to fruit juice & put over ice for a cool drink) & place them cut side down in the puddle of the berry sauce.
Step #9 Sprinkle top with rose petals for effect.
Step #10 (Kim's Note: I've served it with a fresh mint leaf garnish, tiny bits of black-caps as garnish, & many other garnishes as well.
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Step #13 but the rose petals, if you can get them [remember, no pesticides!], is georgeous!).
Enjoy the CARDAMOM ROLLS recipe