Individual Pears Au Gratin

Ingredients

• 1 No. 2 1/2 can pears
• 3/4 cup fine bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Syrup from can of pears
• 3 tablespoons chopped preserved ginger
• 3 tablespoons syrup from preserved ginger

Instructions

1. Drain syrup from pears. Roll pears in bread crumbs, place on a baking sheet and dot with bits of butter. Bake in hot oven until the crumbs are browned. For the sauce, melt the butter, add flour and syrup from pears and bring to boiling point. Add preserved ginger and syrup. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.