Recipe - Roasted Pears With Amaretti And Amaretto

3 tablespoon Di Saronno Amaretto or other
; almondflavored liqueur
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
4 Firmripe Bartlett pears;
halved lengthwise
; and cored
1/3 cup Water
4 Amaretti cookies; (Italian
almond
; macaroons; 1‚
; inches in
; diameter), crumbled

Preheat oven to 425øF.

Mix Amaretto and vinegar in a 13 by 9inch baking dish. Put pears, cut
sides down, in dish.

Roast pears 15 minutes. Add water and roast until pears are tender but
still hold their shape, 8 to 10 minutes more.

Arrange pears, cut sides up, on a platter and spoon pan juices over them.
Sprinkle with half of cookie crumbs, then baste with pan juices. Sprinkle
with remaining crumbs and serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 4