Baked Quince With Honey

Prepare The Honey Syrup:

1. Heat water, orange juice, honey, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a saucepan for a minute or two until the honey dissolves. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Prepare The Quince:

1. Rinse the fruit and rub their skin with a dish sponge.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C / 355°F.
3. Cut the fruit in half and then scoop the center creating a well, using a small spoon or fruit baller scoop. Remove the center containing the seeds and a very tough part of the flesh. You will need to add some strength here.
4. Rub the flesh of the quince using a lemon wedge so it won't darken in color.
5. Add to a baking dish. Place the prepared quince facing down, in a baking dish or pan that fits them. There shouldn't be any big spaces left in the dish.
6. Pour the honey syrup into the dish and the brandy.

Bake The Quince:

1. Cover the pan with foil or if you're using a baking dish with a lid use that.
2. Bake for 1 hour.
3. Uncover the fruit and drop the oven's temperature to 170°C / 340°F.
4. Add back in the oven this time on the oven's lowest rack.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the fruit gets some color.
6. Flip the fruit carefully using two spoons. Bake for 15 minutes.
7. Take out of the oven and drizzle some of the syrup on top of the fruit.
8. Bake for another 15 minutes. Then pour some syrup on top of the fruit again.
9. Bake for a final 10 minutes. At this point, the syrup should be thick and the fruit soft and orange-red in color. Otherwise, cook for a few minutes longer.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
11. Serve the fruit warm filled with toasted walnuts and cinnamon, or with a scoop of frozen yogurt. Or allow them to cool completely and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Then you can serve with fresh whipped cream.