Roasted Stone Fruit

Directions

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   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and spices.
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   In another bowl, toss the fruit with the vanilla, and orange juice.
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   In a roasting pan or oven-proof baking dish, arrange the fruit cut-side up pouring any extra juice in the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sugar and spices.
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   Roast for approximately 20 minutes or until the fruit is fork tender.
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   Serve the roasted fruit over vanilla bean ice cream accompanied by a shortbread cookie. You could also serve fruit with fresh whipped cream or creme fraiche and use it as a filling or topping for crepes.
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   Roasted Fruit Variations:
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   Peaches and Cream:
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   Roast peaches with cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve with sweetened cream in between sliced buttermilk biscuits.
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   Cranberry-Pear Walnut:
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    Roast 4 sliced Anjou or Bosc pears with 3/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries. Substitute the brown sugar for white sugar and add cinnamon. After the pears are roasted top with toasted walnuts.
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    Vanilla-Roasted Nectarines:
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    Roast the nectarines seasoned with cardamom and slightly increase the vanilla extract. Serve with creme fraiche that has been sweetened with honey and vanilla.