Title: Baked peaches from the piedmont
 Categories: Fruits/nuts, Desserts, Italian
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      6    Ripe peaches
    1/3 c  Sugar
      8    Italian macaroons; crushed
           -such as Amaretti di Saronno
      1    Egg yolk
      4 tb Unsalted butter; melted
 
  Try this with white peaches, if available, for a subtle variation on
  the original.
  
  PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350F and set a rack in the middle level. Rinse,
  halve and pit the peaches. Puree 2 of the peach halves in a food
  processor. Place the puree in a bowl and add the sugar, crushed
  macaroons and the egg yolk. Cover each peach half with this filling
  and place the peach halves in a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle the
  remaining butter over the peaches and bake for about 30 minutes,
  until the peaches are baked through and the filling is a deep golden
  color. Serve hot or at room temperature.