Peaches and warm biscuits with Amaretto whipped cream are the celebration of summer flavors and they require minimal effort.
To make this heavenly dessert I drench sliced white peaches in lemon and sugar. I add a couple of teaspoons of Amaretto liquor, then I set them aside to macerate. I usually don’t peel my peaches; I use a cloth to remove the fuzz.
It takes less than 15 minutes to make biscuit dough. Use the best fats you can find. I like lard, for its flavor and intensity or European-style butter for its low water content and taste. I work the biscuits with either All-purpose flour or cake flour for a silkier crumb, and I always use cream.
I use a soft touch on the mixing, turning out and patting down of the dough. (Do not fool with a rolling pin. A rolling pin has no place in biscuits.)
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6/8 people | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10/15 minutes |
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Peaches and warm biscuits with Amaretto whipped cream are the celebration of summer flavors and they require minimal effort.
To make this heavenly dessert I drench sliced white peaches in lemon and sugar. I add a couple of teaspoons of Amaretto liquor, then I set them aside to macerate. I usually don’t peel my peaches; I use a cloth to remove the fuzz.
It takes less than 15 minutes to make biscuit dough. Use the best fats you can find. I like lard, for its flavor and intensity or European-style butter for its low water content and taste. I work the biscuits with either All-purpose flour or cake flour for a silkier crumb, and I always use cream.
I use a soft touch on the mixing, turning out and patting down of the dough. (Do not fool with a rolling pin. A rolling pin has no place in biscuits.)
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Ingredients
Peaches
- 4/5 medium ripe peaches, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 medium lemon
- 2 teaspoons Amaretto liquor
Biscuits
- 2 cups All-Purpose flour or cake flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons European style butter, unsalted
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Glaze
- 1 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon milk or heavy cream
Whipped Cream
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Amaretto liquor
- 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
To finish
- 8 Amaretto cookies crumbled
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
Servings: people
Instructions
- Remove the peaches fuzz gently with a cloth. Slice the peaches, remove the pit, and toss them in a bowl with the sugar, the juice of half a lemon, and the Amaretto liquor. Set-asides to macerate. If you want to skin peaches, cross the bottom with a sharp paring knife, pour boiling water over them. When ripe they will peel after 15-20 seconds.
- To make the biscuits line a cookie sheet with baking paper and preheat the oven at 400°F. Sift the flour, the baking powder, sugar and the salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and with your hands or a pastry cutter or a fork work the mixture into a crumbly dough. Add the cream and stir gently until it forms a rough ball.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape with your hands, not a rolling pin, into a rectangle about 1 inch thick, fold once and gently reshape the rectangle about 6 inches by 10 inches large. Cut the dough into 6 disks with a metal cutter or a small glass. Shape the remaining dough into a disk. Brush the top of the biscuits with cream or milk and sprinkle with sugar.
- Place the biscuits gently onto the lined cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let them cool.
- Whip the cream in a standing mixer until it begins to get stiff, then add the sugar and the Amaretto liquor. Continue to whip until the cream is firm. Do not overbeat the cream or it will turn in to butter.
- To assemble cut the biscuits in half and place the bottom of each plate. You can lightly dunk the cut biscuit halves in some of the maceration juices to mop up the extra flavor. Divide the peaches among the biscuits and spoon more of the macerating liquids over pressing a little so the bottom absorbs more juices. Sprinkle the crumbled amaretto cookies on the peaches. Add a generous dollop of whipped cream, dust lightly with the cocoa powder
- Top the whipped cream with the biscuit crown and drizzle the remaining juices around the plate.
Recipe Notes
If your peaches are not perfectly ripe and sweet, you can bake them for 15 to 20 minutes after macerating them. Baking the peaches will develop their sugary flavor and soften them. To bake, place them on a lined cookie sheet and dot them with butter, then place them in the oven at 350°F.
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