Italian Baked Pears Recipe
I feel one can never have enough of Italian food. One of its offering is this delicious Italian Baked Pears which compels me to feel so. This is the most comforting Dessert recipe I have come across. A delicious Italian Baked Pears gets its taste from Fruits. It is a staple food of the Italian people which has now gained popularity the world over. Just try it once, and you'll no doubt want to prepare this for your friends again.
Ingredients
4 firm, underripe pears
4 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate bits
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cup dry Marsala
1/2 pint whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Presoak a clay pot, top and bottom, in water for 10 minutes.
Core the pears without breaking through the bottoms.
Put 1 teaspoon sugar in each pear cavity, top with some chocolate bits, and sprinkle with lemon zest.
Place the pears in the presoaked pot and pour the Marsala into the pear cavities and over pears.
Cover the pot and place it in a cold oven.
Set the oven temperature at 450 degrees.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. (Test after 45 minutes by pricking the pears with a toothpick; the pears should be soft, though not mushy.)
Cool a metal bowl in the freezer, then whip the cream in it until slightly stiff.
Add the remaining teaspoon vanilla.
Continue whipping until the cream just comes to a constant peak, but is not too stiff.
Top the pears with whipped cream and serve.
Core the pears without breaking through the bottoms.
Put 1 teaspoon sugar in each pear cavity, top with some chocolate bits, and sprinkle with lemon zest.
Place the pears in the presoaked pot and pour the Marsala into the pear cavities and over pears.
Cover the pot and place it in a cold oven.
Set the oven temperature at 450 degrees.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. (Test after 45 minutes by pricking the pears with a toothpick; the pears should be soft, though not mushy.)
Cool a metal bowl in the freezer, then whip the cream in it until slightly stiff.
Add the remaining teaspoon vanilla.
Continue whipping until the cream just comes to a constant peak, but is not too stiff.
Top the pears with whipped cream and serve.
