Macerated Peaches With Chamomile Ice Milk and Brioche
- 1 cup fresh or dried chamomile blossoms (available in health food stores)
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 splash vanilla extract
- 4 ripe cling peaches
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 slices brioche about 2 1/2 inches round and 1/4- to 1/3-inch thick
- In a small saucepan, combine chamomile blossoms, sugar and milk.
- Place over medium-low heat just until steaming, then reduce heat as low as possible and allow to sit for 20 minutes.
- Strain.
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a metal mixing bowl.
- Place bowl in an ice water bath until mixture is chilled.
- (Mixture may be chilled in refrigerator if time allows.)
- Place 1/2 cup mixture in a covered container and refrigerate.
- Freeze remainder in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer to an airtight container in freezer until needed.
chamomile blossoms, sugar, milk, vanilla, peaches, lemon, sugar, unsalted butter
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8095 (may not work)