Dried Fruit Compote

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup apples dried chopped
• 0.7 cup apricots dried
• 0.3 cup cranberries dried
• 0.3 cup pears dried chopped
• 4 servings serving suggestion: ice cream 
• 0.5 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh to taste
• 0.5 tablespoon lemon zest freshly grated
• 0.5 tablespoon orange zest freshly grated
• 0.3 cup raisins 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a large bowl combine all of the dried fruit and add enough hot water to cover by an inch. Soak for 20 minutes.
2. Drain the mixture.
3. In a saucepan combine the fruit with the sugar, the lemon and orange zests, the lemon juice, and the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer the mixture for 10 to 20 minutes, or until the fruit is tender.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and let the compote cool. The compote will keep for a week if covered and chilled.
5. Serve the compote at room temperature with ice cream.