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Baked Pears with Fig in Vanilla Syrup




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




1/2 vanilla bean
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 large, firm, but not under-ripe pears (Bosc or Bartlett work well)
2 tablespoons butter
2 dried Black Mission figs (soft enough that they can be thinly sliced)

Recipe




Split vanilla bean lengthwise and to a small saucepan, extract the seeds from both sides by scraping with a paring knife. Add the remaining part of the bean, and cover with 1/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil, allowing sugar to dissolve, and then simmer for 10-15 minutes. You will be left with a nicely perfumed simple syrup, strain or remove large pieces of vanilla pod and set aside.

Peel pears and halve lengthwise, leaving stems attached. Remove core, and with a sharp knife, remove a thin layer from the rounded part of the pear, allowing it to sit flatly on a plate.

In a sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter, add brown sugar and stir until melted. Place pears, cored side down, into pan and cook until brown, keeping them moving a little, to prevent sticking. Turn pears and cook their back for a couple of minutes as well. Transfer individually to a baking dish, and pour vanilla syrup over each pear as to as to coat the flesh. Add a couple slices of fig to each pear center and then spoon a little syrup over the figs. Bake until golden and tender, about 25 minutes, serve. If you are left with extra syrup, it works well as an addition to iced drinks like lemonade.