Californian baked pears
Ingredients
6
Steps
4
Serves
4
Cook Time
45-50 Min
Ingredients
Preheat the oven to 190°C/ 375°F/Gas mark 5.
Melt the butter in a flameproof casserole dish. Add the sugar and lemon zest. Peel the pears, and turn in this mixture. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Add the fruit cocktail and its syrup, and sprinkle with the mixed spice. Return to the oven for 10 minutes.
Lift the pears out onto warmed plates. Stir the fruit cocktail well into the pan juices. Spoon around the pears, and serve immediately.