Serbia

Dessert following our lamb dinner came from Serbia. It was a quick and easy dish to make however it was a bit too sweet for my tastes. Unless you have a particularly sweet tooth I would probably reduce the amount of sugar, perhaps by half.

The Photo for this dish was taken by my nephews Eoin (aged 8) and Niall (aged 6).



Pears with Nut Stuffing

(Recipe taken from www.recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Serbian_Recipes)

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tbsp lemon juice
4 ripe pears
1/3 cup chopped nuts
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp brandy
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 sour cream
1 tbsp sugar

Mix 1/3 cup sugar, the water and lemon juice and add to a pan with the pears. Turn the pears to coat in the mixture. Cover and bake for 25 mins at gas mark 6 until the pears are tender.
Combine the chopped nuts, brandy, 1 tbsp sugar, sour cream and and the vanilla extract and fill the centers of the pear halves with the nut mixture. (you'll need to scoop out the core with a teaspoon to do this)

Makes 8 servings