Albicocche Al Forno Baked Apricots With Amaretti Recipes

ALBICOCCHE AL FORNO (BAKED APRICOTS WITH AMARETTI)

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat oven to 180°C (355°F).
• Put amaretti cookies into a small bowl and pour the amaretto over it.
• Wash apricots and cut them in halves. Discard the stone.
• Using a spoon, take out some of the fruit flesh without hurting the skin. Roughly chop the fruit flesh.
• 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.
• Fill the apricots with the mixture, ca 1 tablespoon per half.
• Put into a well buttered oven-proof baking dish.
• Pour white wine over apricots.
• Bake for ca 25 minutes or until done.

OSSOBUCO AL FORNO - BAKED VEAL SHANKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Season shanks with salt and pepper; dust with flour.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter; brown the shanks.
• Remove to a large baking dish.
• Adjust carrots beside the meat (optional).
• To the skillet, add the tomatoes, broth, wine, lemon juice, basil, cinnamon and garlic powder.
• Stir together, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
• Pour over shanks.
• Cover the veal shank with aluminum foil and.
• bake at 375°F for 1 1/2 hour or until tender and brown.
• Note: I tried this recipe out. It was really delicious. We got this meat without bones; and this for the same price!

PASTA AL FORNO (BAKED MACARONI)

Steps:

• Mix one cup of the sauce with the cooked macaroni.
• Mix the ricotta with 3/4 cup of grated cheese, parsley and egg.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and the red pepper flakes.
• Layer sauce on the bottom of a deep casserole.
• Add 1/3 of the pasta followed by 1/2 of the ricotta mixture.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• Put down a layer of sauce and repeat.
• Add the final layer of macaroni and top with sauce and the remaining 1/4 cup of grated cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese on top starts to brown.

REALLY EASY APRICOT & AMARETTI CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the apricots into a roasting tin, toss with the orange zest, juice and sugar and roast for 15-20 mins until soft. Remove the skins if you like. Tip into a bowl to cool.
• Whisk the mascarpone and custard together until completely blended.
• Tip the biscuits into a large glass bowl, then top with the apricots and custard. Scatter generously with the grated chocolate, then cover and chill until ready to serve.

BAKED APRICOTS (FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & generously butter a large baking dish.
• Put apricot halves, cut side up & in one layer, in the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with sugar, dot with butter & bake until tender, about 15 minutes, or until the apricots are caramelized with the sugar but still retain their shape.
• Serve hot with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

BAKED APRICOTS WITH HONEY (ALBARICOQUES AL HORNO CON MIEL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Lightly butter an ovenproof dish large enough to hold the apricot halves in a single layer.
• Arrange the apricots in the dish, cut side up.
• Sprinkle the apricots with the almonds and drizzle the honey over the top.
• Dust with the ginger.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the apricots are tender and the almonds golden.
• Remove from the oven and serve at once, with ice cream on the side, if you want.

EASY BAKED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place almonds on a baking sheet and bake in the preheating oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Place apricot wedges in an overlapping pattern in individual gratin dishes or a baking dish. Mix almonds and brown sugar and scatter over apricots.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apricots are bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

BAKED FRESH APRICOTS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Cut the apricots in half and remove their pits.
• Arrange the apricot halves, cut side down, in a gratin dish.
• Spoon the jam over the fruit.
• Pour the half-and-half over the fruit.
• Sprinkle the almonds and sugar on top.
• Place in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes.
• Serve lukewarm.

AGNELLO AL FORNO ITALIANI (ITALIAN OVEN-BAKED LAMB CHOPS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Brush the lamb with 2 tablespoons of the oil and season with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add one of the lamb racks, fat-side down; brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a roasting pan. Repeat with remaining rack. Reserve skillet with pan juices.
• Roast lamb until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of the lamb and not touching bone registers 125F to 130F for medium-rare, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Add the remaining tablespoon oil to the skillet with pan juices and heat over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper, scallion whites, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
• Add the broth, bring to a gentle simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in the scallion greens and marjoram, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cover to keep warm.
• Transfer the lamb to a cutting board, and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice into individual chops and serve with the vegetables and pan juices.