Prune Sauce
A sweet sauce of prunes cooked in wine, thickened with cornstarch and cream, ideal for serving over desserts.
Ingredients
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- prunesto taste
- winea little
- 1 tablespooncornstarch
- 1 tablespooncream
Instructions
- Put the prunes over the heat with a little wine.
- Take them off the heat and remove the pits (seeds).
- Return to the heat with the cornstarch dissolved in wine or water and the tablespoon of cream.
- Pour hot over the dessert.
Notes and variations
- It is a dessert sauce; serve it hot.
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