Recipe - Honey Pepper And Spice Pears

1 One half cup Riesling wine
1 One half cup Honey
5 Whole cloves
1 Cinnamon stick
One half teaspoon Black pepper
1 pn Saffron; optional
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
5 Bosc pears; unpeeled

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine wine, honey, cloves, cinnamon stick, pepper, saffron if using
and vanilla in bowl or 1quart measuring cup.

3. Trim bottoms of pears so they stand upright, and place them in
overproof dish, with high sides, large enough to hold pears so they do not
touch. Pour liquid mixture over pears and place dish in preheated oven.
Bake until almost tender, about 40 to 45 minutes, basting pears every 10
minutes or so with liquid.

4. When pears are finished baking and cooled, remove pears to serving
plates. Transfer liquid to saucepan and bring to boil over mediumhigh
heat. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until of syrupy consistency. Remove from heat
and strain liquid through fine sieve. Spoon sauce over plated pears and
serve. Makes 5