Peach Compote with English Cream

Name: Peach Compote with English Cream
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 10 firm peaches, cleaned and pitted; 2 tablespoons of sugar; 1 cup of water; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 broken cardamom pods; 1 tablespoon of orange flower water (optional); English Cream; 8 large egg yolks; 1 cup of sugar; 4 cups of milk; 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract; 1/2 cup of toasted almond flakes

1
10 firm peaches, cleaned and pitted
2
2 tablespoons of sugar
3
1 cup of water
4
1 cinnamon stick
5
4 broken cardamom pods
6
1 tablespoon of orange flower water (optional)
7
English Cream
8
8 large egg yolks
9
1 cup of sugar
10
4 cups of milk
11
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
12
1/2 cup of toasted almond flakes

Ingredients

1
10 firm peaches, cleaned and pitted
2
2 tablespoons of sugar
3
1 cup of water
4
1 cinnamon stick
5
4 broken cardamom pods
6
1 tablespoon of orange flower water (optional)
7
English Cream
8
8 large egg yolks
9
1 cup of sugar
10
4 cups of milk
11
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
12
1/2 cup of toasted almond flakes

Directions

1
1
2
Cut the peaches in half and rotate each half to remove the pit
3
2
4
In a pot, mix the sugar with water and bring to a boil until dissolved and simmering
5
3
6
Add the peach halves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom pods
7
Simmer for 2 minutes
8
4
9
Remove the peaches and let them cool
10
5
11
Continue boiling the liquid for another 8 minutes
12
6
13
Remove from heat and let it cool
14
7
15
Peel the peaches and add to the liquid
16
Let it cool
17
8
18
Add orange flower water to the cooled liquid and stir
19
9
20
Refrigerate until the next day
21
English Cream
22
1
23
In a blender, beat the egg yolks with sugar
24
2
25
Warm the milk
26
3
27
Add 1/3 cup of warm milk to the egg yolk mixture and blend
28
4
29
Heat the remaining milk in a pot, stirring constantly, until boiling
30
5
31
Remove from heat and add vanilla extract
32
6
33
Transfer the cream to a bowl and let it cool, covered with plastic wrap
34
7
35
Serve the cream with the peaches and toasted almond flakes.