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H2Baked Peaches with Almond Paste

/H2 Stuff ripe, juicy peach halves with pureed almond paste and then bake them until tender and golden. Puree the almond mixture ahead of time if you like, but wait until the last minute to cut and stuff the peaches, or they’ll turn brown.

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/H1 Baked Peaches with Almond Paste IMG SRC="Baked Peaches with Almond Paste.jpg" WIDTH="405" HEIGHT="300" BORDER="0" ALT="Baked Peaches with Almond Paste" ALIGN="LEFT" Cookbook Italian
BR Author Susan Rich, Laura Russell
BR Prep Time 10 minutes
BR Cooking Time 25 minutes
BR Serves 4

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H4 Ingredients



/H4 BR BR      4 peach, halved and pitted
BR      6 ounces almond paste, (about 1/2 cup)
BR      3 tablespoons hot water
BR      1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
BR      1 1/2 teaspoons butter, cold, cut into 8 pieces
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H2 Directions

/H2 Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Put a rack on a baking sheet and then put the peaches on the rack, skin-side down.
BR In a food processor, puree the almond paste, water, and lemon juice. Spoon the almond
mixture into the centers of the peaches.
BR Top each mound of almond paste with a piece of the butter.
BR Bake in the lower third of the oven until the peaches are tender and the almond paste
BR is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Serve warm.
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BR U I B Peeling the Peaches
/B /U /BR Peel the peaches or not, as you like. The blush on the skin is pretty, but during taste tests
BR most of us pulled off the peel and pushed it to the side of the plate.
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U H3 Tips

 /H3 /U Peeling the Peaches: Peel the peaches or not, as you like. The blush on the skin is pretty, but during taste tests, most of us pulled off the peel and pushed it to the side of the plate.