Baked Peach Milanese

• 12 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 14 cup butter, melted
• 14 cup unblanched almonds, coarsely chopped
• 12 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 large ripe peaches
• 14 cup white wine (such as Riesling)
• 1 12 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 12 ounce semisweet chocolate (optional)
• dark sweet cherry, with stems (optional)

1. In a small bowl, mix together wafer crumbs, butter, almonds and almond extract.
2. Cut peaches in half lengthwise; remove pit and place cut side up on cutting board.
3. Mound almond filling in hollow of each.
4. Pour wine into 8-inch square baking dish; stir in sugar.
5. Place filled peach halves in pan, filling side up; bake in a 350F oven for about 20 minutes or until peaches are softened.
6. Let cool slightly,.
7. Serve 2 peaches in each dish or bowl; spoon wine glaze over top.
8. If desired, grate chocolate over top.
9. Garnish with cherries, if using.
10. Serve warm or at room temperature.
11. VARIATION: Substitute finely crushed amaretti cookies for vanilla wafer crumbs and omit the almond extract.
12. Amaretti cookies are an Italian almond-flavored hard cookie available in some grocery and Italian stores.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-peach-milanese-382152 (may not work)