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Summer 2005 Newsletter

RECIPE: AMARETTI PEACHES

 

12
small amaretti cookies
3

ripe peaches, halved and pitted

3
tsp. sugar
3
tsp. unsalted butter
2
cups fresh whipped cream

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom of a baking dish and set aside. With a melon baller or a teaspoon, scoop out the red flesh from the center of each peach, and arrange, cut side up, in the baking dish. Put the cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely crumbled (or place in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin). Fill the center of each peach with the cookie crumbs. Sprinkle with ½ tsp. sugar and dot each one with ½ tsp. butter. Bake 30 minutes, until the peaches are tender and the topping is crisp. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream.