Apricots Baked With Rum

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   Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

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   Lightly butter a baking dish large enough to hold the apricots in a single layer.

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   Sprinkle the baking dish with a tablespoon of the sugar.

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   Arrange the apricots, cut side up, in a single layer in the dish.

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   Sprinkle with the remaining sugar and half the rum.

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   Dot with the three tablespoons of butter.

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   Bake 20 minutes, remove them from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining rum.

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   Set aside to cool 15 minutes.

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   Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on each of six chilled plates.

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    Arrange four apricot halves on each plate and spoon any of the syrup in the baking dish over the ice cream.

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    Serve at once.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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