Hot Cranberry Kissel

Recipes Ingredients:

1 Lemon
12 oz Fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 c Granulated sugar
1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
3/4 c Water

Recipe Instructions:

Kissel is a saucelike Russian dessert, usually made with one or more red fruits (berries or plums) and often containing red wine. It is wonderful with pancakes and waffles, and even better with a spoonful of sour cream or Yogurt on top. The Sauce keeps at least a week in the refrigerator. Directions: Remove 3 lengthwise strips of peel from the lemon with a Vegetable peeler. Put the peel into a medium-size Saucepan along with the Sugar and water. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring once or twice to help the Sugar dissolve. Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes. Rinse the cranberries (don't rinse frozen berries), and remove any stems or squashed berries. Add to the pan and when boiling, simmer about 5 minutes until most of the skins have popped. Remove and discard the lemon peel. Dip out about 1 cup of the popped berries and reserve. Puree the remaining berries and the Syrup in a food processor or Blender and put back in the pan. Stir in the cinnamon and the reserved berries. Serve warm. Makes 2 cups. SUMMER CRANBERRY SAUCE: Make this when cranberries aren't available. In a small saucepan, heat one 16-ounce can whole-berry crangerry sauce, 2 strips lemon peel, and about 1/16 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Simmer 5 minutes over low heat, stirring often, to develop the flavor. Discard peel. Serve Sauce warm. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Source: Pancakes and Waffles by Elizabeth Alston