Sherry-Roasted Pears
Roasted with sherry, honey, vanilla seeds–and a tad of butter, Sherry-Roasted Pears make an elegant dessert for family or friends. Based on a recipe from Plum Gorgeous by Romney Steele.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 425°. Peel, halve, and core pears and put cut side up in an 8- or 9-in. square baking dish. Pour sherry on top. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with side of a knife and add to sherry with pod. Drizzle pears with honey and dot with butter.
Step 2
2
Roast, basting twice with juices, until pears are just tender when pierced, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
3
Transfer ingredients to a deep bowl and let cool at least 2 hours, turning pears occasionally, or chill overnight. Strain before using, discarding vanilla pod; save syrup to use in cake batter and to serve with pancakes if you like.
Step 4
4
*Find Oloroso sherry, a full-flavored, somewhat sweet sherry, in the wine section.
Ingredients
3 large Bosc pears
1/3 cup Oloroso sherry*
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
Directions
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 425°. Peel, halve, and core pears and put cut side up in an 8- or 9-in. square baking dish. Pour sherry on top. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with side of a knife and add to sherry with pod. Drizzle pears with honey and dot with butter.
Step 2
2
Roast, basting twice with juices, until pears are just tender when pierced, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
3
Transfer ingredients to a deep bowl and let cool at least 2 hours, turning pears occasionally, or chill overnight. Strain before using, discarding vanilla pod; save syrup to use in cake batter and to serve with pancakes if you like.
Step 4
4
*Find Oloroso sherry, a full-flavored, somewhat sweet sherry, in the wine section.
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