Recipe - Oven-Roasted Apple Saffron Jam

2 Star anise
4 Cloves
2 Cinnamon sticks
4 Mint leaves
Zest from 1 lemon
2 pound Sugar
6 pound Apples, peeled and chopped
into large pieces
Juice of 1One half limes
1 cup Water
2 "shavings" from a piece of
saffron, (2 to 3)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Gently mash star anise, cloves and cinnamon sticks with a mortar and
pestle.

Mix together water and lime juice in a small container..

Combine sugar, apples, mashed spices, mint leaves, lemon zest, One half cup of
lime juice and water, and saffron in a roasting pan. Cover with aluminum
foil and put in oven.

After 10 minutes, add One half cup of lime juice and water. Roast ingredients
for another 10 minutes, then add remaining One half cup of lime juice and water.
Roast for an additional 10 minutes.

Immediately blend ingredients in a food processor or blender until the
ingredients have reached the consistency of jam.

Store jam in jars.

Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR MARCUS SAMUELSSON SHOW #DJ9369

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #050 by "Ed Bauman" BIRCHCREEK@msn.com on
Feb 17, 97.