surfing through the net today, have not tried it yet, but sounds delicious, wanted to share it with you: Pear-Cranberry Sampler Serves 6 1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. cornstarch 5 ripe pears, cored, peeled land chopped (4 cups) 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 1/3 cup low-fat milk 2 large eggs 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 6 slices firm white bread, crusts trimmed 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg Preparation 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In an 8-inch square baking dish, stir together 1/4 cup of the sugar and cornstarch. Add pears and cranberries and stir until well combined. Place in oven to bake for 20 minutes, stirring midway, or until the fruit is tender and the juices have begun to thicken. 2.Meanwhile, in a large shallow dish, whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla. Cut each bread slice in half diagonally, and soak in the egg-milk mixture, carefully turning the slices for even soaking. 3.Remove the fruit from the oven and arrange the bread in rows on top of the fruit. Combine nutmeg and the remaining 3 tbsp. sugar; sprinkle evenly over the bread. Bake for 20 minutes more, or until the fruit is bubbling and the bread is golden. Serve immediately. Sounds nice, doesn't it, Regards Martina
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