peach beehives with hard sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 small ripe peaches, washed and dried
• 1 (9 inch) prepared, unbaked pie crust, thawed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease the bottom of a shallow baking pan.
• unroll the prepared pie crust a lightly floured surface, and cut into 1/2 inch wide strips. place peach stem side down, and wrap strips of dough--over-lapping rows--around the fruit so it's completely covered. for ease, twirl the peach while holding the pastry in place and overlap rows. when completely wrapped, the peach will resemble a beehive. make sure the entire peach is covered and sealed inside the crust. repeat with remaining peaches. arrange the wrapped peaches in a shallow baking pan.
• bake peaches in preheated oven until crust turns golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
• meanwhile, cream butter with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. beat in the vanilla extract, allspice, salt, and heavy cream until well blended. stir in the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar.
• to serve, place baked peaches in serving bowls. slice each peach in half and remove the pits. spoon hard sauce over the peach halves.