Mascarpone-stuffed Peach Pastries

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 70 g ground almonds
• 200 g mascarpone
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 orange, zest of
• 6 fresh peaches, halved with stones removed
• 3 sheets pre-rolled puff pastry
• icing sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 combine the ground almonds, mascarpone, brandy and orange zest in a bowl. mix to combine and put in refrigerator until required.
• 2 preheat oven to 220°c
• 3 cut 12 rounds of pastry 3cm larger in diameter than the peaches.
• 4 fill each peach cavity with about 1 tbsp of the mascarpone filling so it spills over the cut side of the peach. put a peach half, cut side down, in the centre of each pastry round and gently press down.
• 5 generously dust with icing sugar, then bake for 17-20 minutes or until golden and puffed.
• 6 cool slightly before serving, dusted with more of the icing sugar.