Spiced Dried Fruit Salad

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When served warm this is a great fruit dessert for those cold winter nights. I serve it with good quality greek yoghurt. or, serve it chilled with icecream. or with pancakes for breakfast. this is a favourite with my family. It can be varied infinitely too - so don't worry if you don't have all the ingredients. this comes from stephanie alexander's cooks companion. australian measurements used.

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Steps

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Put all the dried fruit plus the cinnamon , cloves , honey , saffron , vanilla and lemon zest into a sauce pan.

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Add cold water to just barely cover the fruit.

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Place on stove on a low-medium heat and slowly bring to simmering point.

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Cook for 15 minutes , gently stirring once during this time.

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Remove from heat.

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Cool to desired serving temperature - remove cinnamon & cloves.

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Just before serving stir in the almonds , pistachios and a few drops of orange flower water.

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Ingredients

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dried apples, dried apricots, dried figs, dried pears, dried peaches, cinnamon stick, cloves, honey, powdered saffron, vanilla bean paste, lemon zest, slivered almonds, shelled pistachios, orange flower water