Calanda Peaches With A Meringue Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 calanda peach halves in syrup
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 ounces sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons peach liqueur
• 2 egg whites
• 3 ounces sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• lemon juice
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 1.cut the peaches in half and remove the pits.
• 2 2.grease an ovenproof dish and arrange the peaches in it, cut side up.
• 3 3. fill the peach centers with the custard and top with a mound of meringue.
• 4 4. sprinkle with extra fine sugar and brown in the oven, or caramelize the sugar with a red-hot metal spatula.
• 5 5. beat the egg yolks with the sugar in a thick-bottomed pan.
• 6 6.add the boiling milk, stirring all the time, then add the peach liqueur and continue to heat until thick.
• 7 7. beat the egg whites until thick together with the pinch of salt, a few drops of lemon juice and the sugar until very shiny and smooth.