Torben Olander Team 23

Pears Baked in Marsala and Cinnamon
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6 pears (comice are good)
50g unsalted butter
100g soft dark brown sugar
175 ml marsala50ml white wine
2 cinnamon sticks
roughly brokensour cream, to serve
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Preheat oven to 180℃.

Cut a small slice from the rounded end of each pear so that it will stand up, then remove the core. Spread a little butter over the skin of each pear and stand them in an ovenproof dish. Dust with sugar. Pour the Marsala and white wine into the dish. Scatter the cinnamon sticks over the pears, then cover the dish loosely with foil.

Bake for about 30 minutes, remove the foil and lower the oven heat to 150℃. Continue to bake for a further 30 minutes until the pears are very tender and slightly shrivelled. Serve warm with the juice and sour cream.

Serves six.

found at

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manawatu-standard-palmerston-north-new-zealand/mi_8066/is_20050618/cooking/ai_n46842669/pg_2/

But actually from

The River Café Cookbook (which is really good)

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