Peach Amaretto Butter Recipes

PEACH AND AMARETTO COBBLER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, mix together peaches, sugar, cornstarch, and amaretto. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Prepare juicy cobbler dough. Butter tart pans and distribute half the dough evenly in each. Fill each pan 3/4 full with peach and amaretto mix; then top with remaining cobbler dough. Bake for 35 minutes. Serve at once. Juicy Cobbler Dough: 1 stick, unsalted butter, cut into cubes, 4 oz 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 T. baking powder 1 T. pure vanilla extract 1/2 t. salt 1 cup whole milk Using a hand or stand mixer, mix together butter and sugar on low speed until creamy. In another bowl, mix together flour and baking powder. Add the vanilla extract, salt, milk and half the flour mixture to mixer, continuing to mix on low speed. Add remaining flour mixture and mix until well blended. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes before using. To use juicy cobbler dough in a recipe, scoop out with a large spoon and use according to instructions. This cobbler works great in recipes that call for baking fruit without cooking it first. Use it for any baked fruit pie or cobbler.

PEACH AMARETTO UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk the flour and baking powder together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Stir the brown sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, and amaretto liqueur in a 9-inch pie pan until the sugar has dissolved. Arrange the peach slices in the pan and sprinkle with the pecans; set aside. Beat 1/4 cup butter and the white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the first egg until incorporated, the beat in the second along with the almond extract. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Gently pour the batter over the peaches and pecans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before running a knife along the edges and inverting onto a serving plate to cool.

PEACH-AMARETTO SUNDAES

Steps:

• Combine ice cream, 3 tablespoons amaretto and 1 tablespoon brandy in large bowl. Stir to blend well. Cover and freeze until firm. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep ice cream mixture frozen.)
• Combine peaches, sugar, remaining 2 tablespoons amaretto and remaining 1 tablespoon brandy in another large bowl. Toss to coat. Let peach mixture stand until sugar dissolves, tossing occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Divide sliced peaches among 6 dessert bowls or wineglasses. Spoon vanilla ice cream mixture atop peaches. Sprinkle desserts with crushed amaretti cookies. Serve immediately.

AMARETTO-PEACH PRESERVES

Steps:

• Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand 5 minutes. Place raisins with liquid in a large saucepan. Add peaches and orange zest. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until peaches are tender., Stir in orange and lemon juices; return to a boil. Add sugar. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 25-30 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Add pecans; cook 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat; stir in amaretto., Carefully ladle hot mixture into five hot sterilized half-pint jars. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

PEACH AMARETTO BUTTER

Steps:

• Puree peaches in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• In a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan combine peach puree and sugar.
• Bring to a hard boil, stirring constantly, reduce to a simmer, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often.
• Add Amaretto and simmer for at least 5 minutes and until the desired thickness is reached.
• This will not thicken up past where you take it to.
• Ladle into half pint jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• Process in a boiling water bath 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.