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Peach Shaped Dessert
Peach Shaped Dessert
Lemon Verbena Peach Mousse, Angel White Peach Marmalade, Chocolate Shell.
*Ascorbic Acid (E300) is a naturally occurring organic compound with antioxidant properties and a form of vitamin C. It is used to prevent oxidation in
some fruits and vegetables helping them to maintain their color. 2 tsp (≈10g) of lemon juice can be substituted for ascorbic acid but it wont replace it
completely.
*The Creme de Peche de Vigne has a nose of peach pie with light floral notes. The palate taste of pure white peach flesh with hints of honey and
orange blossom. This creme is made exclusively from macerated fresh vine peaches from the Coteaux du Lyonnais. The peaches from this region
give the liqueur a soft, delicately sweet flavor.
Method
Puree peach flesh with the ascorbic acid or lemon juice; pass through a sieve. Meanwhile combine sugar and pectin. In a saupan, heat up peach
puree, lime juice and mix in the sugar-pectin mixture and cook for 2 min; cool on ice. Mix peach vine liquor with ascorbic acid and fold in peach cubes
and puree. Scoop out and fill the mini demi-sphere silicone mold (1Tbsp/15g) and freeze completely. Unmold the frozen peach marmalade halves
shaving off the surface if uneven and seal them by two to make one ounce (30g) inserts. Keep doing it until done. Keep frozen.
Method
Soak gelatin sheet in cold water for about 5 minutes or more; drain and set aside. Puree the peaches with ascorbic acid or lemon juice and pass
through a sieve; set aside. Rinse, pat dry and chop lemon verbena. Meanwhile, boil half of the heavy cream with lemon verbena, turn the heat off,
cover and let infuse 20 min. Pass infused cream over the white chocolate pressing down greens to extract as much flavor as possible – discard
greens. The chocolate should begin to melt, add soften gelatin and blend well. Add peach vine liquor, peach puree and the remaining chilled heavy
cream; blend well and refrigerate for 12 hours at least. With the whisk attachment, beat on high speed the chilled peach ganache until soft peaks. Do
not over work or it will get too firm.
To mimic the small peach stems: blend some dark chocolate in a food processor until it forms a workable paste; shape into very small rope and cut out
some little stems. Stems can also be done using marzipan mixed with some cocoa powder. Set aside.
Method: Melt cocoa butter to 175ºF (80ºC) first and pour in white chocolate and blend. Add food coloring and blend; pass through a sieve lined with
cheesecloth. Keep warm – use at 77ºF (25/28ºC). *The video says 113ºF (45ºC) but it is wrong.
Red Chocolate Coating Glaze (Flocage): 3 oz white chocolate, 3 oz cocoa butter, 1/4 tsp (2g) liposoluble red powder food coloring. Keep warm – use
at 113ºF (45ºC).
White chocolate Coating Glaze (Flocage): 2 oz white chocolate, 2 oz cocoa butter, 0.5g liposoluble tianium dioxyde powder food coloring.
Follow the same rules as for yellow chocolate coating glaze. Keep warm – use at 113ºF (45ºC).
1) Yellow Chocolate Shell: Use chocolate coating at 77ºF (25/28ºC) – Insert a short bamboo skewer inside a hard frozen peach cake; wear gloves.
Carefully, immerse into the yellow colored white chocolate coating glaze, pull and rotate the fruit to allow the coating to spread more evenly and set
faster. Once set, place onto a frozen baking tray lined with silicone mat. At that point, the glazed desserts can be refrigerated before being sprayed but
no longer than 30 min.
2) Red Velvet Effect: use at 113ºF (45ºC). Air spray peaches at a 45º angle and at 15 inches (40cm) away from the cake leaving some untouched
spots to mimic the color of the real fruit.
3) White Velvet Effect: use at 113ºF (45ºC). Use the same technique but even farther from the item and in a very light touches.
Last touch up and going very easy, dust some edible silver powder.
Store finished desserts in the refrigerator for 12 hours or more to thaw completely before removing the bamboo skewers. Insert stems and serve.
Peach shaped desserts can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days or weeks in the freezer. Enjoy!
Bruno Albouze. www.brunoskitchen.net