Pêches à la Vanille (Peaches with Vanilla)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Poach the peaches, whole or in halves, in a vanilla syrup.
  2. Arrange them in a timbale.
  3. Thicken the poaching syrup with arrowroot, tint it lightly pink and add Crème de vanille.
  4. Cover the peaches to half their height with this syrup.

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