Easy meringues
- 3 egg whites
- 175 grams caster sugar
- pinch salt
- Pre heat oven to 140 and line big baking tray with greaseproof paper
- Weigh out caster sugar and put near where your going to whisk egg whites with a table spoon
- Put egg whites & salt in a mixing bowl and whisk on low for 1 minute then increase the speed to medium for 2-3 minutes until you get stating peaks and you can turn it upside down without it moving.
- Sorry about the pic it wasn't easy lol
- Continue to whisk & add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture becomes stiff and glossy.
- This will take between 5-10 minutes.
- Mine took 8
- Using a table spoon place shapes on tray I got 12.
- Put in oven for 30-40 minutes until pale & dry.
- Mine took 35.
- Turn the oven off and leave inside with the door slightly open.
- Use with cream etc or in other recipes.
- I used mine for my strawberry pavlova ice cream.
- freeze it in polythene or a container with a tight-fitting lid.
- Defrost at room temperature before serving with fresh fruit and whipped cream.
egg whites, caster sugar, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/348954-easy-meringues (may not work)