Baked Pears and Marsala

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325.

2. Arrange the pears in a large baking dish. Pour the Marsala over the pears and sprinkle with half the sugar. Pour 2/3 cup water into the dish and put in the cinnamon stick. Bake for 1/2 hour, then turn the pears over. Sprinkle with the rest of the sugar and bake for an additional 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Baste and turn every 20 to 30 minutes.

3. Serve warm or cool, with the syrup from the dish poured over.

Wine Pairing(s)

Lolonis Zinfandel

Jewel 'Old Vine' Zinfandel

Parker Station Pinot Noir

Capcanes Mas Donis

Fetzer 'Five Rivers' Pinot Noir

Little Stone Pinot Noir

Mcmanis Pinot Noir

Campus Oaks Old Vine Zin

Ravenswood Zinfandel 'Amador'

Bestue Finca Rableros