Swiss Baked Tomatoes in Cream

Ingredients:

• 8 tomatoes ripe and red
• 1/3 cup basil leaves this is approximate use a handful
• 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• flaky sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarsely ground
• 1 cup cream use generously

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F/180 deg C use lower heat for convection ovens
• Halve the tomatoes and pack snugly into an oven dish Put the basil leaves among the tomato halves
• Scatter over the garlic sugar salt and pepper Pour over the cream
• Bake for about 20 - 30 minutes until golden and bubbly
• Serve with lots of toasted bread for dunking