Baked Apricots (France)

This recipe comes from the 2005 cookbook, The Best Recipes in the World. "Roasting them (the apricots) in the oven...intensifies their sweetness and makes average apricots quite suculent."

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 1  lb fresh apricot, ripe, halved, pitted
• 2  tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & generously butter a large baking dish.
2. Put apricot halves, cut side up & in one layer, in the prepared baking dish.
3. Sprinkle with sugar, dot with butter & bake until tender, about 15 minutes, or until the apricots are caramelized with the sugar but still retain their shape.
4. Serve hot with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.