Peach and Apricot Amaretti Pie

Name: Peach and Apricot Amaretti Pie
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 198 grams 200g plain flour or all purpose flour; 4 Amaretti biscuits, finely crushed; 3 Tbsps Amaretto liqueur; 400 grams 13oz fresh apricots, halved, stoned and cut into wedges; 15 grams 1/2oz butter, cut into pieces; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2 Tbsps milk, to glaze; 500 grams 1lb fresh peaches, halved, stoned and cut into wedges; 113 grams 110g butter, cubed or an equal mix of butter and lard; 8 servings Shortcrust Pastry; 2 Tbsps very cold water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Peach and Apricot Amaretti Pie a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 310 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of shortcrust pastry, water, cornstarch, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.

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Oven

Place the apricots and peaches in a bowl with the sugar, Amaretto liqueur, cornstarch, lemon juice and half the Amaretti biscuits.

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Amaretti Cookies

Amaretto Liqueur

Lemon Juice

Corn Starch

Apricot

Peach

Sugar

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Bowl

Mix together well and set aside while you prepare the pastry.

When your dough is ready, spoon the filling into the base of a 1.5 litre/2 1/2 pint pie dish and dot pieces of butter on the top.

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Butter

Dough

Base

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Pie Form

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to just larger than the pie dish, then cut off a strip to sit on the edge of the dish.

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Roll

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Pie Form

Place the pastry on top and press down to seal. Trim off any excess pastry and glaze the top with a little milk.

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Glaze

Milk

Bake for 30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the filling bubbling.

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Oven

While the pie is still hot, sprinkle on the remaining crushed Amaretti biscuits and caster sugar. Leave to stand for about 10–15 minutes before serving with fresh pouring cream.

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Amaretti Cookies

Single Cream

Caster Sugar

Place the flour, butter and salt into a large clean bowl.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough becoming warm.

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Fine Breadcrumbs

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add the water to the mixture and using a cold knife stir until the dough binds together, add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry.

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Dough

Water