Eton Mess
| Serves: | 6 |
|---|---|
| Preparation time: | 30 Mins |
| Cooking time: | 3 - 4 Hours |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons caster/superfine sugar
- 2 tablespoons soft dark sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1lb fresh strawberries, hulled and washed and quartered
- 2 tablespoons orange- flavored liqueur (optional)
- 1 pint double cream
- 2 level tablespoons vanilla sugar or caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
Method
- Preheat the oven to 110°C/225°F/gas mark 1/4.
- Sift the caster sugar and the soft Brown sugar together into a bowl to remove any lumps.
- Put the egg whites into a large mixing bowl and Whisk until very stiff but not dry.
- Adding a spoonful at a time, gradually whisk in the combined sugars, allowing the mixture to become very stiff between each addition.
- Line a Baking sheet with non stick baking parchment and pipe or spoon about 12 portions of the mixture onto the parchment, spacing them well apart.
- Put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 3 - 4 hours or until the meringues have thoroughly dried out.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and leave the meringues on the parchment to Cool.
- Toss the quartered strawberries in the orange flavored liqueur if wished, then Whip the Cream with the vanilla sugar, or the sugar and Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract, until it will hold a soft peak.
- Break the meringues into smallish chunks.
- Immediately before serving, put all the ingredients into a large bowl and Fold loosely together.
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