BAKED PEARS AND AMARETTI, BY JOHN BERNARD MYER

Baked Pears and Amaretti, By John Bernard Myer image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 hard Bosc pears
8 teaspoons brown sugar
8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
16 amaretti (Italian almond cookies)
1/2 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Core the pears, leaving the skins on.
Mix the sugar and butter together and spoon into the cavities.
On a large baking dish make eight aluminum foil ''wells'' and place a pear in each. This will stop the butter mixture from running out of the cavities. Place the baking dish in a shallow pan of water. Bake the pears one hour.
Place the cookies on a breadboard and crush finely, using a rolling pin or a thick glass.
To serve, arrange the pears in a serving dish and sprinkle with crushed amaretti. Pass the cream separately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 686, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 13 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 159 milligrams, Sugar 54 grams, TransFat 1 gram