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Pihlaja

Finnish rowanberry compote drink, lightly tart and sweet, served warm or cold, sometimes with a spoonful of cream. A traditional autumn recipe, made from berries gathered in the forest.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Liaison

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Instructions

  1. Rinse the rowan berries and remove the stalks. Ideally, put them in the freezer for a few minutes to reduce their bitterness.
  2. In a saucepan, bring the water to the boil with the cinnamon stick and the clove.
  3. Add the berries and the sugar, then simmer gently for 15 minutes without a lid.
  4. Dissolve the starch in the cold water, pour it into the pan while stirring and let it thicken for 2 minutes.
  5. Remove the cinnamon and clove, then serve warm or cold, with a spoonful of cream if you like.

Variations and tips

Using what's available here. Replace the rowan berries with elderberries or cranberries, and halve the sugar.

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