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pears baked with wine and almonds

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

I have a feeling we'll be cooking our way through Malta for a contest on another site! I found this recipe on a Maltese site and changed it a bit to be easier for American bakers to deal with.

(1 rating)
yield 4 -8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pears baked with wine and almonds

  • 4
    pears
  • 1/2 c
    sweet dessert wine
  • 1 c
    ground almonds
  • 2 Tbsp
    superfine sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    amaretto (or !/4 tsp almond extract)
  • 1 tsp
    grated lemon rind
  • ice-cream or whipped cream for serving

How To Make pears baked with wine and almonds

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Peel, cut in half and core the pears then arrange in a baking dish. Pour the wine over, cover tightly with foil and bake for 1–1½ hours or until tender.
  • 2
    Place the ground almonds, sugar, butter, amaretto (or extract) and lemon rind in a bowl and mix until combined.
  • 3
    Take the baking dish out of the oven, uncover pears and divide the mixture between them
  • 4
    Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 15–20 minutes or until the almond mixture has browned. Serve with whipped cream or ice-cream.
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