Recipe - Pear And Cranberry Brown Betty

3 lg Firm pears
2 cup Cranberries
One half cup Orange juice
One half cup Water
1 One half teaspoon Orange zest; minced
3 tablespoon Sugar; to 4 tb
One fourth cup Walnuts
2 cup Stale breadcrumb;coarse chop
2 tablespoon Melted unsalted butter
2 ounce Blue cheese; eg Cambozola

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a shallow 1 to 1 1/2quart baking
dish. Core pears and cut into 1/2inch thick slices to yield 2 One half cups.
Toast walnuts and chop coarsely.

Combine fruit, juice, water, zest and sugar; gently toss to combine.

Combine nuts, crumbs and butter. Scatter about One half cup of the mixture in
the baking dish. Top with a third of the pear mixture. Dot top with lima
beansize pieces of cheese (use half of the cheese). Top with another layer
of crumbs, then continue layering, ending with a fruit layer topped with
remaining crumbs. Press mixture down gently but firmly.

Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

Uncover and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

Serves 8.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 1995
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #296

Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:20:24 +0000

From: Linda Place placel@worldnet.att.net