Summer Berry Meringues
- 3 egg whites
- 12 teaspoon lemon juice
- 5 14 ounces caster sugar
- 6 34 ounces creme fraiche or 6 34 ounces sour cream
- 6 34 ounces plain yogurt
- 10 58 ounces strawberries, hulled and cleaned
- 8 78 ounces raspberries
- 1 bunch mint leaf, stripped and finely chopped (1 small bunch)
- 1 piece fresh gingerroot, grated (1 small knob)
- 5 tablespoons icing sugar (you may not need any at all)
- 9 sprigs of fresh mint
- icing sugar, to decorate
- Heat oven to 230 degrees F.
- Place the egg whites and lemon juice into the clean bowl of a food mixer.
- Whisk until the whites double in volume and hold a peak when the whisk is drawn through them.
- Keep the whisk running and add the sugar a tbsp at a time, incorporating completely before adding the next.
- Whisk until all the sugar has been added and the whites are glossy.
- Place a square of baking parchment on a large baking sheet.
- Pencil nine circles, about 2-3/4" each, onto the parchment.
- Spoon the meringue into a large piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle and pipe concentric rounds to fit each drawn circle, piping two or more rings around the edge to form a nest.
- Bake for 2 hrs until they are crisp and lift off the paper easily.
- Leave to cool completely.
- Whisk the creme fraiche until stiff, then fold in the yogurt.
- Set 2 strawberries and 9 raspberries aside and roughly chop the rest.
- Pour the chopped berries, mint and ginger into a bowl.
- Sprinkle with a little icing sugar and use a wooden spoon to mash to a rough puree.
- Gently fold the berries into the yogurt mix, adding icing sugar to taste.
- To assemble, cut the remaining strawberries into 9 slices and place a slice inside each meringue case.
- Generously share the rippled cream between the cases, then top with a raspberry and a mint sprig.
- Dust with a little icing sugar just before serving.
- ( Meringues keep in an airtight container for 2 days.
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egg whites, lemon juice, sugar, creme fraiche, yogurt, strawberries, raspberries, mint leaf, fresh gingerroot, icing sugar, mint, icing sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-berry-meringues-249078 (may not work)