Roasted Pears with Amaretti and Amaretto

Ingredients

• 4  amaretti cookies italian crumbled ( almond macaroons; 1‚ inches in diameter)
• 3 tablespoons di saronno amaretto 
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 
• 4  firm-ripe bartlett pears cored halved lengthwise
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Mix Amaretto and vinegar in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Put pears, cut sides down, in dish.
3. Roast pears 15 minutes.
4. Add water and roast until pears are tender but still hold their shape, 8 to 10 minutes more.
5. Arrange pears, cut sides up, on a platter and spoon pan juices over them.
6. Sprinkle with half of cookie crumbs, then baste with pan juices.
7. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs and serve warm or at room temperature.
8. Each serving about 139 calories and less than 1 gram fat.
9. Gourmet