SUGGESTED BOOKS:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle (ages 4-8)
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren (ages 9-12)
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Baked Pears
Ingredients:
2 pears
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4 tablespoons butter
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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4 teaspoon orange marmalade
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Peel, halve and core the pears. Lay in a baking dish.
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well.
- Top each half with 1 tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with lemon juice, then sprinkle cinnamon/sugar mixture evenly over the pears.
- Place 1 teaspoon marmalade on each pear half.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. If served cold, serve with whipped cream.
Makes 4 servings
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