Baked Peaches From the Piedmont

Recipe Cuisine: Desserts
Recipe Category: Desserts
Recipe Serves: 8

Recipes Ingredients:

6 Ripe peaches
-such as Amaretti di Saronno
1/3 c Sugar
1 Egg yolk
8 Italian macaroons; crushed
4 tb Unsalted butter; melted

Recipe Instructions:

Try this with white peaches, if available, for a subtle variation on the original. PREHEAT THE Oven TO 350F and set a rack in the middle level. Rinse, halve and pit the peaches. Puree 2 of the Peach halves in a food processor. Place the puree in a bowl and add the sugar, crushed macaroons and the Egg yolk. Cover each Peach half with this filling and place the Peach halves in a buttered Baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining Butter over the peaches and bake for about 30 minutes, until the peaches are baked through and the filling is a deep golden color. Serve Hot or at room temperature. NICK MALGIERI - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK