Membrillo

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1

    kg
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Jam Maker's Garden: Grow Your Own Seasonal Preserves

By Holly Farrell

Published 2017

  • About

It slices like cheese, can be shaped like cheese, is often sold on a cheese counter, and indeed should be eaten with cheese, but it’s not actually cheese. Membrillo, or quince cheese, is a solid jelly, made and stored in a mould, and then turned out to be sliced. The choice of moulds is entirely up to you – most things will do, though smaller vessels such as ramekins mean you have to unmould less at a time. I favour the mini-loaf tins usually used for cakes. The final colour of the m