Ingredients
- 6 Hard Pears
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 oz Butter
- handful Flaked almonds (optional)
Accompaniment
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Description
This is just the most delicious thing. I normally cook pears in red wine, but it is Easter Sunday and the shops are shut, and I want to use these pears.
Method
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Quarter and core the pears, do not peel.
Lay in dish in one layer.
In saucepan, melt honey in orange juice, add vanilla essence, pour over pears. Dot with butter.
Cover with foil cook 30 mins at Gas mark 6. Remove foil and raise heat to Gas Mark 7 for last 15 minutes.
Scatter with flaked almonds if desired - toasted are good.
Serve with mascarpone, cream or vanilla icecream.
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