Yield: Serves 4
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 d’Anjou pears
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
- Pinch of salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325ยบ F.
- Wash pears well under cold
water. Peeling them is not necessary but won’t ruin the dish if you are so
inclined. Slice off the bottom of the pears and stand them up in a pie pan
or small baking dish, leaving some space between each pear so that they
cook evenly.
- In a small saucepan,
combine water, brown sugar, and maple syrup and heat just enough to
dissolve syrup. Mix in spices and pour mixture over top of the pears.
- Bake for approximately 1
to 1 1/2 hours or until pears are tender all the way through, basting them
with the syrup every fifteen minutes or so.
Serve warm on their own or with really cold vanilla ice
cream.