Roasted Pears With Fresh Cranberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 firm ripe pears, peeled and split in half
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup sugar
1 dash salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons water
3/4 cup fresh cranberries

Preparation

1. Heat over to 400F, use a baking dish with 1\" sides.
2. Lay peeled, split and cored half pears in baking dish cut side down.
3. Mix together 1 cup water, vinegar, salt, spice and sugar. Pour over pears and drop in pats of butter.
4. Bake for 15mins basting the pears once at 7 minutes time.
5. At 15 minutes cooking time, add 2 tablespoons water and cranberries to baking dish, bast pears again.
6. Bake for another 10 minutes, then bast pears. Check with fork to see if pears are tender.
7. If pears are tender then they are done, if not cook another 10-15 minutes.
8. You can add more water if needed. I also add more then 3/4 cup cranberries.
9. This is very good on it own or with vanilla ice cream.