Knuckle Sandwich

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

2 pears, sliced into 3/16-inch slices, core removed

4 slices pound cake, sliced like conventional sandwich bread

4 tablespoons Nutella, or other chocolate hazelnut sauce

cup whole hazelnuts, toasted with skins off

Preparation

In a saute pan over medium heat, melt butter and saute pear slices for approximately 3 minutes per side, or until they begin to brown.

In a toaster, toast 4 pound cake slices. Take 2 toasted pound cake slices, smear with Nutella, sprinkle generously with hazelnuts, Top with pear slices and cover with second slice of pound cake. Cut each knuckle sandwich into 4 pieces on the diagonal and crunch away.