Baked Peaches With Pistachio Nuts

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 peaches, ripe but firm halved and stones
• 6 ounces pistachios, shelled
• 2 macaroons (biscuits) or 2 amaretti (biscuits)
• 2 tablespoons ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons orange blossom water or 3 tablespoons rose water
• low-fat plain yogurt (optional) or fromage frais, to serve (optional)
• 2 -3 tablespoons honey
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• orange peel, few strips
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water or 2 tablespoons rose water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 coarse chop pistachios and biscuits.
• 3 put into a bowl and mix into a paste with the almonds, sugar, cinnamon, egg yolk, and orange blossom water or rose water.
• 4 fill the cavity of each peach generously with this mixture, and arrange the fruit closely in a medium size baking dish.
• 5 syrup:.
• 6 dissolve the honey in 300ml water over a gentle heat, add cinnamon sticks, orange strips and boil for 5-6 minutes until slightly thickened.
• 7 stir in orange blossom water or rose water and pour around the peaches.
• 8 bake 15 minutes or until the peaches look soft without falling apart, basting occasionally.
• 9 serve with yoghurt or fromage frais.