Poached peaches in lemon syrup with almond biscuits

Name: Poached peaches in lemon syrup with almond biscuits
Yield: Serves 4-8
Ingredients: 100 g caster sugar; 35 g butter, melted and cooled; dollops of crème fraîche, to serve (optional); 2 medium free-range egg whites; 25 g flaked almonds; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 100 g plain flour; 4 good large ripe (not mushy) peaches; juice of 1 lemon; 600 ml white wine; finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lime; 75 g caster sugar; sprigs of basil and mint, to decorate; sprigs of basil and mint, to decorate

Preparation info

Serves
4-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Good Table

By Valentine Warner

Published 2013

About

Does a perfect peach really need the interference of heat? Probably not, but this is a simple pudding I make when the fruit bowl plonked on the table seems lazy. Serve chilled.

Ingredients

4 good large ripe (not mushy) peaches
600 ml white wine
juice of 1 lemo

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

First make the almond biscuits. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/Gas 6. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.

Whisk the egg whites lightly in a bowl to break up the albumen, but not so that they are too frothy. Whisk in the sugar, melted butter and vanil