Name: Baked Winter pear Halves
Ingredients: 6 large winter pears; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 tablespoon butter or margarine; 1/2 cup hot water

Baked Winter pear Halves

Ingredients

6 large winter pears
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup hot water

Instructions

Peel pears, cut into halves, and core. Place, cut side up, in a baking pan (8 x 14 x 2 inches). Combine sugar, flour, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over pears. Place 1 teaspoon butter in each pear cavity. Pour hot water into bottom of pan. Cover with foil. Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F.) for 20 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking until pears are lightly browned and tender, about 15 minutes. Makes 6 servings.