Spice Roasted Fruits With Honey and Orange Sauce

• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 vanilla pod
• 4 seeds, from star anise
• 12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 oranges, juice and zest of
• 4 tablespoons clear honey
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 6 fresh peaches or 6 nectarines
• 6 fresh figs
• 25 g unsalted butter
• creme fraiche or ice cream, to serve

1. Tear bay leaves and break cinnamon into 3 or 4 pieces.
2. Split vanilla pod in half and scrape out seeds with bakc of a knife.
3. Mix with the star anise seeds and pepper, orange zest and juice, honey, and sugar to make a sauce.
4. Can be chilled up to 24 hours ahead.
5. Half an hour before serving, preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius Cut peaches or nectarines in half and remove the stones.
6. Halve the figs.
7. Place peaches or nectarines skin-side down in a large baking dish.
8. Pour over sauce and dot with butter.
9. Roast in preheated oven 10 minutes, then add the figs and baste with sauce.
10. Roast another 15 minutes, basting a few more times until fruits are tender.
11. Serve with creame fraiche or ice cream, and amaretti biscuits, if desired.

bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, vanilla pod, seeds, ground black pepper, oranges, clear honey, light brown sugar, peaches, fresh figs, butter, creme fraiche

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spice-roasted-fruits-with-honey-and-orange-sauce-167393 (may not work)