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Recipe: Peach Melba Meringues edit

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Created by: Anonymous

Tags: Dessert

Yield: 4 servings

edit Ingredients

2

lrg Peaches, Skinned and stones removed or

4

Tinned peach halves, drained

12

ounces Fresh raspberries

1

Egg White

2

ounces Caster Sugar

2

ounces Icing Sugar, sieved

2

tablespoons Lemon Juice

Mint Sprigs, to decorate

edit Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220C/400F/Gas Mark 6.

Step 2

To skin peaches, immerse in boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to a bowl of cold water. With a small sharp knife, loosen skin at stalk end and gently peel from the flesh, taking care not to tear it. Place peach halves in a baking dish and put a few raspberries in each hollow.

Step 3

Whisk the egg white until stiff. Gradually add caster sugar, whisking between each addition, until thick and glossy. Place a swirl of meringue on top of each peach half and bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden.

Step 4

Rub remaining raspberries through a sieve, add icing sugar to the puree and mix well. Add lemon juice to taste.

Step 5

Place baked peaches on a plate and drizzle raspberry sauce around the base.

Step 6

Garnish with mint.

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