Albicocche Al Forno Baked Apricots With Amaretti Recipes

ALBICOCCHE AL FORNO (BAKED APRICOTS WITH AMARETTI)

Steps:

• Please note: I will have to check the amount of filling and the amount of apricots again, which I will do soon. If you decide to make it, please have some extra apricots ready.
• Preheat oven to 180°C (355°F).
• Put amaretti cookies into a small bowl and pour the amaretto over it.
• Wash apricots and cut them in halves. Discard the stone.
• Using a spoon, take out some of the fruit flesh without hurting the skin. Roughly chop the fruit flesh.
• Add sugar, egg yolk and chopped apricot flesh to the amaretti cookies and mix. While mixing, crush the cookies with a spoon. Do not mix for too long; it's nice to have some cookie chunks.
• Fill the apricots with the mixture, ca 1 tablespoon per half.
• Put into a well buttered oven-proof baking dish.
• Pour white wine over apricots.
• Bake for ca 25 minutes or until done.

BAKED APRICOTS (FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & generously butter a large baking dish.
• Put apricot halves, cut side up & in one layer, in the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with sugar, dot with butter & bake until tender, about 15 minutes, or until the apricots are caramelized with the sugar but still retain their shape.
• Serve hot with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

BAKED FRESH APRICOTS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Cut the apricots in half and remove their pits.
• Arrange the apricot halves, cut side down, in a gratin dish.
• Spoon the jam over the fruit.
• Pour the half-and-half over the fruit.
• Sprinkle the almonds and sugar on top.
• Place in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes.
• Serve lukewarm.

APRICOTS WITH AMARETTO SYRUP (ALBICOCCHE RIPIENE)

Steps:

• Peel apricots with a vegetable peeler, then halve and pit. Finely chop 2 halves and set aside.
• Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook sugar, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Stir in Amaretto (be careful; syrup will spatter) and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Working in 2 batches, poach apricot halves in syrup at a low simmer, turning, until almost tender, 5 to 10 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer apricots, hollow sides up, to a platter.
• Add crumbled amaretti to syrup and cook over low heat, crushing cookies with back of a wooden spoon, until melted into a coarse purée.
• Stir in reserved chopped apricot and gently simmer, stirring, until syrup is deep brown and slightly thickened. Cool syrup slightly.
• Spoon syrup over apricots and sprinkle with pine nuts (if using). Serve warm or at room temperature.

BAKED APRICOTS WITH HONEY (ALBARICOQUES AL HORNO CON MIEL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Lightly butter an ovenproof dish large enough to hold the apricot halves in a single layer.
• Arrange the apricots in the dish, cut side up.
• Sprinkle the apricots with the almonds and drizzle the honey over the top.
• Dust with the ginger.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the apricots are tender and the almonds golden.
• Remove from the oven and serve at once, with ice cream on the side, if you want.