I was half listening to Lynn Rosetto of the Splendid Table and she was describing a baked pear dessert she had with ice cream that she had when she was a child. It sounded delicious and so simple to make. I decided to give it a try just as she said you put the pears in when you sit down to eat dinner. The smell of cinnamon is wonderful along with the pleasing sound of the ice cream maker in the pantry churning up some delicioius vanilla ice cream. The kids were so excited - wanting to know why they smelled cinnamon.
I used 1 and half peeled and cored pears cut into wedges. I coated them with some lemon juice, lemon zest, brown sugar and cinnamon. Then I put 1/4 of a pat of butter on each pear and baked at 425 F for 30 minutes with the last 10 minutes I cranked the oven to 500F just get the sugar good and caramelly.
I just loved the combination of the warm pears with the cold ice cream. Yum.
2 comments:
I just stumbled onto your blog and wanted to tell you how much I enjoy it! Your recipes sound (and look...beautiful photography!) absolutely delicious. I'm looking forward to trying some of them out for my family.
This pear recipe sounds wonderful. Can you tell me if any type of pears would be preferred over another?
Many thanks, and thanks so much for taking the time to add such thoughtful commentary to each of your recipes.
Thank-you for your super nice comments. I am glad you came across my blog - I find so many gems that way (my favorites file is huge).
The first time I made this I used D'Anjou pears and they were gritty. My kids didn't care for the grit. This weekend I used Bosc which had some texture but smoother. I must add that the next time I will use some maple syrup for extra richness. Thanks again for your comments, they put a smile on my face!
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