Baked Fresh Pears Recipe
Ingredients
| 5 Bartlett or Bosc pears (about 2 lb.) | ||
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon juice | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Peel, halve and remove cores from pears neatly with a sharp spoon or melon-ball cutter.
Arrange cut-side down in baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice.
Pour water around them and dot pears with butter.
Cover and bake in a moderately slow oven (325° F.) until pears are soft,' from 3/4 to 1 hour depending on type of pear.
If preferred, the pears may be cored and left whole like baked apples.
Arrange cut-side down in baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice.
Pour water around them and dot pears with butter.
Cover and bake in a moderately slow oven (325° F.) until pears are soft,' from 3/4 to 1 hour depending on type of pear.
If preferred, the pears may be cored and left whole like baked apples.
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