Mele Alla Crema Baked Apples With Cream - Amaretti cookies

Method

• Soak 4 ounces of amaretti cookies in the wine until very soft.
• Meanwhile, dissolve sugar in saucepan over moderate heat, stirring.
• In separate saucepan, heat 1/2 cup heavy cream until it boils.
• When sugar has dissolved and browned, add boiling cream, mixing well.
• Scrape down sides and corners of saucepan.
• Let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream until firm.
• Reserve Y of the whipped cream for decorating.
• Add the rest to the cooled sauce.
• Fill each apple with the soaked amaretti.
• Put apples in a greased baking dish and add water to a depth of 1/8 inch.
• Place in the oven and bake about half an hour, until the apples are tender but still firm.
• Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Arrange the apples in a deep serving dish.
• Pour cream sauce over them and pipe reserved whipped cream around them.
• Crumble the remaining amaretti cookies and sprinkle over all.