baked pears with white wine and almonds

Name: Baked Pears with White Wine and Almonds
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 ripe - pears, peeled and halved; 1/2 cup - sweet white dessert wine; 1 cup - almond flour or almond meal; 1/4 cup - almond slivers, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) super-fine sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon(s) almond liqueur or almond syrup (orgeat); 1 teaspoon(s) lemon zest, freshly grated; ## TO SERVE (OPTIONAL):; 4 scoop(s) ice cream, frozen yogurt, or chilled custard

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jun 6, 2018

This is a dessert recipe from the Mediterranean island of Malta. In Malta, it's called Langas Mimli Bil Lewz. For the pears, choose a variety that holds up well during baking such as Bosc or Anjou, though a firm Bartlett will work. But avoid Comice pears as they're too soft and can get mushy and fall apart. For the sweet dessert wine, try a good Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Grigio or white Moscato. Gewürztraminer is a light rosé that pairs nicely with pears, so it's a good alternative. (Or use any white dessert wine you enjoy drinking, as you're more likely to enjoy cooking with it.)

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 ripe - pears, peeled and halved
1/2 cup - sweet white dessert wine
1 cup - almond flour or almond meal
1/4 cup - almond slivers, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons super-fine sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon almond liqueur or almond syrup (orgeat)
1 teaspoon lemon zest, freshly grated
TO SERVE (OPTIONAL):
4 scoops ice cream, frozen yogurt, or chilled custard

How To Make baked pears with white wine and almonds

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

Step 2

Using a knife or spoon, carefully cut or scoop core from pear halves; discard cores. Place pear halves in a baking dish, cut side up. Pour the wine over the pears, cover the baking dish with aluminum foil, and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until pears are almost tender.
Step 3

In the meantime, place the almond flour, chopped almonds, sugar, butter, almond liqueur, and lemon zest in a mixing bowl, and stir until well blended.
Step 4

After baking, remove baking dish from oven, uncover, and distribute the flour mixture evenly over the baked pears. Return baking dish to oven and bake, uncovered, for an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned.
Step 5

Serve immediately with vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt or vanilla custard.
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