(I went shopping today and the supermarket is full of wonderful summer fruits.It reminded me to look out this recipe and share it with you.Another recipe from a Themomix cookery class)
Moroccan Apricots
125g sugar.
2 tbsp lemon juice
115g blanched almonds
orange flower water
25g butter
almond essence
900g fresh apricots
fresh mint for decoration
1. Put the sugar in the TM bowl and grind 5 seconds/speed10.Tip into a bowl.Tip back in 75g of ground the sugar in the TM.
bowl.
2. Add the lemon juice and 300g water and cook 5minutes/100c/speed1 to make a syrup.Pour into a jug and wash the TM bowl
3.Put the almonds into the TM bowl and grind speed 10 until finely ground.
4.Add the reserved sugar and the butter..Melt the butter 5minutes/50c/speed1.
5. Add orange flower water and the almond essence and mix on speed5 until a smooth paste.
6.Wash the apricots, make a small slit in the flesh and ease out the stones.
7.Make small balls of paste and press one into each apricot.
8. Arrange in a shallow dish and carefully pour around the syrup.
9.Cover with foil and bake 180c for 25-30 minutes.
10.Serve with a little syrup and decorate with mint.
I made these to take to a lunch and they were delicious.I served them with Greek yogurt.I would have thought it would work with either peaches or nectarines that are halved and stuffed with the mixture.
