Pears in Pineapple Cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

Lightly grease a shallow baking dish .

Fill a bowl with cold water and add lemon juice.

Peel pears and cut in half.

Cut away stems and remove cores with a teaspoon.

Drop prepared pears in lemon water.

Pat pears dry on paper towels.

Place a piece of crystallized ginger into “well” of each pear half.

Arrange pears, cut-sides down, in greased dish.

Put butter, brown sugar and pineapple juice into a saucepan and heat gently to dissolve sugar.

Add whipping cream and boil 5 minutes.

Pour sauce over pears.

Cover and bake in preheat oven 1 hour or until pears are tender and sauce has thickened.

Baste pears with sauce several times during baking.

Place pears on a warm serving plate and spoon sauce over pears.

Arrange bay leaves to resemble pear leaves and garnish with almonds.

Serve hot.