Best Graham Nortons Roasted Peaches With Amaretto Recipes

GRAHAM NORTON'S ROASTED PEACHES WITH AMARETTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring a pan of water to the boil.
• Plunge the peaches in for approximately 30 seconds - this makes the skin easier to peel.
• Drain and refresh in cold, iced water.
• Carefully peel the peaches once cool.
• Cut in half and remove the stones.
• In a large bowl mix the peach halves with the amaretto and maple syrup.
• Sprinkle over the sugar and mix well.
• Allow the peaches to sit in the marinade for a few minutes.
• Place the peaches, cut side up, on a non-stick baking tray.
• Spoon the marinade into the holes in the peaches to keep them moist while cooking, pour over any excess.
• Sprinkle with a little extra sugar.
• Bake in the oven for approximately 5- 8 minutes, then remove and baste with the cooking juices, return to the oven to for a further 5 minutes, or until the peaches are tender.
• Remove from the oven.
• Serve two peach halves per person, cut side down on the plate.
• Spoon a little crème fraiche on each plate and drizzle the remaining juices over the crème fraiche.
• Lightly crush the Amaretti biscuits and sprinkle over the plates.

CANNED PEACHES AMARETTO

Steps:

• In a large stockpot bring about 6 quarts water to boil, drop in peaches for about 2 minutes, with slotted spoon take out and drop into sink of cold water. Peel the skin from the peach with your hands, cut in half,pit,then quarters.
• In another large stockpot have ice water and lemon juice. Place the prepared peaches in the lemon juice water.
• Wash 12 to 14 pint jars. Place in a pan upside down with hot water in the oven at 200 degrees. Make sure seals are also in hot water.
• Combine orange juice, pineapple juice, sugar and cinnamon sticks.Heat and stir so sugar melts and does not burn.Add Amaretto. Drain peaches and add to hot syrup. Cook about five minutes. Hot pack peaches into jars, put one cinnamon stick in each jar. Use a jar funnel to pour syrup into jar.Make sure you leave 1/2 inch head room in the jar. Wipe the rim of each jar clean with a hot sterile cloth.
• Apply lid seal and screwbands. Place in a hot water bath for 20 minutes or use a pressure cooker canner and follow directions for your specific pressure cooker.Take out and cool on a towel covered counter. Keep out of drafts.Make sure each jar is sealed, seal will be dented in when sealed. If not sealed, reprocess.
• Store on a cool dark shelve or in a canning room.About two hours before serving,.
• open the jar,drain the peaches and chill.
• PEACH JUICE GELATIN DESSERT.
• Reserve the cold juice from the jar to measure at least 3/4 cup add water to make 1 cup place in saucepan, add 7-UP, stir in one packet of unflavored gelatin, stir until dissolved, heat and pour into bowl and chill or pour into parfait glasses and chill.

FRESH PEACHES WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together sugar and cornstarch in 1-quart stainless steel or nonstick saucepan (do not use aluminum because the sauce will discolor). With wire whisk, stir in soymilk and amaretto liqueur until well blended.
• Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until cold.
• Divide peaches among 4 individual dessert dishes. Spoon amaretto sauce over peaches. Serve immediately.

GRILLED PEACHES WITH AMARETTO MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Cut in half and pit 4 ripe peaches. In about a 1/2 cup of brown sugar, dip the cut sides of the peaches.
• On a clean grill sprayed with oil, grill cut side down for 2 minutes, covered. Flip and grill for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, top each peach with a dollop of the mascarpone mixture in the hole where the pit was. Sprinkle with crushed cookies (I like to use Amaretto Biscotti) and garnish with raspberries.