Pêches Alexandra (Peaches Alexandra)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- peaches
- vanilla syrup
- glace à la vanille (vanilla ice)
- strawberry purée
- red and white rose petals
- spun sugar
Instructions
- Poach the peaches in a vanilla syrup and let them cool thoroughly.
- Garnish the bottom of a timbale packed in ice with a layer of vanilla ice and mask it with strawberry purée.
- Arrange the peaches on it.
- Scatter red and white rose petals over the peaches.
- Cover with a veil of spun sugar.