Albicocche Al Forno (baked Apricots With Amaretti)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 -8 apricots (but have some extra ones ready)
• 80 g amaretti cookies (2 7/8 ounces)
• 80 g sugar (2 7/8 ounces)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 1/3 cup wine
• butter, for greasing
• 12 blanched almonds

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 preheat oven to 180°c (355°f).
• 3 put amaretti cookies into a small bowl and pour the amaretto over it.
• 4 wash apricots and cut them in halves. discard the stone.
• 5 using a spoon, take out some of the fruit flesh without hurting the skin. roughly chop the fruit flesh.
• 6 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.
• 7 fill the apricots with the mixture, ca 1 tablespoon per half.
• 8 put into a well buttered oven-proof baking dish.
• 9 pour wine over apricots.
• 10 bake for ca 25 minutes or until done.