pears baked with wine and almonds
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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.
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yield
4 -8
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For pears baked with wine and almonds
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4pears
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1/2 csweet dessert wine
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1 cground almonds
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2 Tbspsuperfine sugar
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2 Tbspunsalted butter
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1 Tbspamaretto (or !/4 tsp almond extract)
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1 tspgrated lemon rind
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ice-cream or whipped cream for serving
How To Make pears baked with wine and almonds
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1Preheat 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.
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2Place the ground almonds, sugar, butter, amaretto (or extract) and lemon rind in a bowl and mix until combined.
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3Take the baking dish out of the oven, uncover pears and divide the mixture between them
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4Return 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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