Baked Peaches With Amaretti Cookies

Directions

1. 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Halve and pit 6 peaches-, place peach halves, cut side up, in a buttered baking dish just large sufficient to hold them comfortably-, set aside.
2. 2. Grind cookies in a food processor-, transfer crumbs to a small bowl.
3. 3. Peel and pit another peach-, process to a smooth puree. Transfer puree to a medium bowl-, fold in sugar, egg yolk, and cookie crumbs. Spoon a portion of filling into each peach half.
4. 4. Bake till peaches are tender, about 1 hour. Serve hot with sweetened whipped cream, flavored with a bit of Amaretto liqueur if desired.
5. Nationality: USA Courses: dessert, fruit Season:any Method: baked Start to Finish 1 1/2 hrs
6. Preparation 5 min Attention 1 1/2 hrs Finishing 10 min