Roasted Pears

Ingredients:

• 4 semi-ripe Bosc pears
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet wine (we used Riesling)
• 1 star anise
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Quarter and core the pears, then place cut-side up (skin-side down) and dust them with powdered sugar.
3. Add the butter to an oven-safe Dutch oven or similar over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the pears cut-side down to the pan and cook until browned for about 8-10 minutes. Flip the pears skin-side up, add the wine, star anise and cinnamon stick to the pan and place into the oven for 15-20 minutes. The wine should reduce down to a syrup consistency and the pears will be tender.
4. Transfer the pears to a serving dish, drizzle with leftover syrup from the pan and top with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

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