Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts

Name: Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts
Ingredients: 300 ml (½ pint), water, or 150 ml (¼ pint) each water and red wine, or more; Same number of walnut halves; 500 g (1 lb) pitted prunes; 300 ml (½ pint) double cream; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 1 tablespoon rose water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Making this dessert of ancient origin was once an arduous task. Soaking the prunes in tea was supposed to make pitting easier but in reality helped only a little. Now that pitted prunes are available the dish becomes really worth doing.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb) pitted prunes
Same number of walnut halves
300

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Make the hole in the prunes a little wider with your finger and stuff each with half a walnut. Put them to simmer in a pan with water or a mixture of water and wine for about ½ hour – adding more if they become too dry – until they are soft. Turn them into a serving bowl and let them cool.

Whip the cream until it thickens and add sugar and rose water. Pour all o