Day 10

Peach Melba Spoom

 

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of water

1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar

5 peaches (about 1 1/4 pounds), halved and pitted

12 ounces raspberries (3 cups)

2 large egg whites

 

Directions:

Bring water and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves

Let cool slightly

Refrigerate syrup for at least 30 minutes

Slice and puree 3 peaches with half the raspberries and 1/4 cup syrup in a food processor

Add more syrup to taste

 Pass mixture through a fine sieve; discard solids

 Refrigerate for at least 1 hour

Place whites and remaining 1/3 cup sugar in the heatproof bowl of a mixer set over a pan of simmering water

Cook, whisking, until sugar dissolves and mixture is hot to the touch, about 2 minutes

Whisk with a mixer on high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 5 minutes

Gently fold fruit puree into whites using whisk attachment
Freeze mixture

Slice remaining 2 peaches, and crush remaining raspberries

 Layer fruit with spoom in 4 glasses

 

"Let thy food be they medicine and thy medicine be thy food."

- Hippocrates