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Baked Pears Stuffed with Almonds Recipe
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To make Baked Pears Stuffed with Almonds you will need
Ingredients
| | BAKED PEARS | | | | 1/4 | cups | White wine | | 1/4 | cups | Water | | 1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice | | 1/2 | cups | Sugar | | 1 | | Cinnamon stick | | 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Grated lemon peel | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Ground cardamom; (optional) | | 1/8 | teaspoons | Ground cloves | | 4 | | Medium-ripe pears (Bartlett or Comice); peeled halved and cored |
| | ALMOND FILLING | | | | 2/3 | cups | Whole natural almonds | | 3 | tablespoons | Sugar | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Finely grated lemon peel; up to 1/2 tsp | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Ground cardamom; optional | | 1/8 | teaspoons | Salt | | 1/2 | | Egg white; (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) |
Instructions
BAKED PEARS: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix in all ingredients except pears
in shallow glass or ceramic baking dish large enough to fit pear halves in
a single layer. Place pears in dish, cut sides down; cover loosely with
aluminum foil. Bake 15 to 25 minutes until pears are just tender.
Meanwhile, prepare Almond Filling.
ALMOND FILLING: In bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade, combine
all ingredients. Process until almonds are coarsely chopped.
TO FINISH DESSERT: Invert hot baked pear halves in dish. Fill cavities with
Amond Filling, divided equally. Continue to bake 10 minutes, then place 6
inches under broiler about 1 minute, watching closely, to lightly brown
almonds. Place pears in individual dishes with the syrup. Accompany with a
small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Servings: 8
Enjoy your Baked Pears Stuffed with Almonds
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Fri 31 Oct 2008
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