Pear flambé

Ingredients

• 1 pear
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice + 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• dash nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons each vanilla and maple extract
• 1 tablespoon butter
• book of matches
• 1/2 cup warm vodka

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Preparation

• Peel the pear, ensuring to maintain as much of the original shape as possible. Slice the pear in half lengthwise, and scoop out the core of each half.
• Place each half in a bowl with the water and lemon juice. In a deep frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Just as the butter has melted, place each pear half in the pan sliced side down.
• Mix the cinnamon, brown sugar, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Sprinkle and rub the sugar mixture over each pear half. Drizzle the vanilla and maple extract over each pear half. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the orange juice over the pears.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, and cook for 5 minutes. You want to make a slight reduction of the juice, sugar and butter in the pan. Just as the mixture gets bubbly, add the vodka.