Baked Quinces with Quince Marmalade Brioche and Cream

Our cool room is stocked with ripe quinces for a good three months of the year, giving off their heavenly, musky sweet aroma, waiting to be transformed into syrup, pickle, jam, jelly, marmalade or paste to serve with cheese or just poached in sugar syrup until they become deep-red and luscious. Because of their less-than-appealing raw state, quinces, often referred to as the fruit of love, have been largely overlooked, but when treated with the respect they deserve, they rise to the challen