Yield: 4 servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| ½ cup | Flour |
| ¼ cup | Sugar |
| 2 larges | Eggs |
| ½ cup | Milk |
| 3 eaches | Egg yolks |
| ¼ cup | Sugar |
| \N \N | Oil, for frying |
| 4 eaches | Genoise, 3\" layers ** |
| 2 eaches | Peaches, ripe |
| \N \N | Pate a choux ** |
| 2 ounces | Grand Marnier |
| 2 tablespoons | Water, warm |
SABAYON
** See recipe for Genoise
Put the flour in a bowl and add sugar and mix.
Beat in eggs one at a time and, when they are incorporated and the dough is smooth, add milk to make a batter.
Dip a ladle or a mold into the hot fat briefly and dip into the batter. Put the ladle back into the fat carefully and fry until a "basket" comes away from the ladle. Fry the basket until it's golden and drain.
Fit the genoise into the bottom of each basket.
Drop peaches one at a time into boiling water for 10 seconds to loosen the skin, then peel, halve and remove the pit. Place a peach half on each genoise.
Form "handles" for the "baskets" out of Pate a Choux and bake them, then secure to the baskets with thick chocolate icing.
Top each peach with sabayon and garnish with candy flowers.
Sabayon: ========
Whisk egg yolks with sugar until they are light and lemon-colored.
Add Grand Marnier and continue whisking. Put the mixture over low heat and cook carefully.
Add warm water in a stream and whisk to form a smooth light-yellow sauce.
Source: Great Chefs of New Orleans, Tele-record Productions : Box 71112, New Orleans, Louisiana - 1983 : Chef Michel Marcais, Begue's Restaurant, New Orleans