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Ingredients
- 25g/1oz butter
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugargrated zest of 1⁄2 lemon
- 4 dessert pears
- 300g/11oz canned fruit cocktail in syrup 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed spice
Instructions
- 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