Brown Sugar Meringues Recipe
- 4 x egg whites
- 25 gm caster sugar
- 225 gm soft light brown sugar
- 450 gm fresh or possibly frzn raspberries thawed
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice icing sugar to taste
- 2 Tbsp. kirsch (optional)
- 3 x ripe peaches
- 1 Tbsp. kirsch (optional)
- 300 ml double cream
- Put the egg whites in a large bowl and whisk till very stiff but not dry.
- Whisk in the caster sugar till stiff and shiny.
- Whisk in half of the brown sugar a spoonful at a time till the meringue is very stiff.
- Carefully mix in the rest of the brown sugar using a large metal spoon.
- Spoon or possibly pipe about 12 to 16 meringues onto a baking sheet lined with nonstick baking parchment.
- Bake on the floor of the simmering ovenfor 2 1/2 to 3 hrs till thoroughly dry out gently pressing the base of the meringues halfway through cooking.
- Remove the meringues from the ovenand leave to cold on the parchment.
- Carefully lift off when cold and store in an airtight container till required.
- To make the raspberry sauce place the raspberries in a blender or possibly food processor with the lemon juice and icing sugar to taste.
- Work to a puree then pass through a sieve to remove any seeds.
- Stir in the kirsch if using.
- Cover and refrigeratein the refrigerator.
- Immerse the peaches in a bowl of boiling water for 20 seconds to loosen the skins.
- Lift out and plunge into cool water to stop further cooking.
- Peel off the skins.
- Halve thepeaches and remove the stones.
- Slice neatly and sprinkle with 1 tbsp kirsch if using.
- To serve whip the cream till it just holds soft peaks.
- Spoon the cream onto half of the meringues.
- Arrange the sliced peaches on top and sandwich together with the temaining meringues.
- Place on individual serving plates and pour over the raspberry sauce.
- Serve immediately.
- The secret to making these meringues is to whisk the egg whites initially till very stiff and to whisk till stiff between each addition of sugar.
- Don't add in the sugar too quickly or possibly the meringue will become thin.
- If the meringues are not quite dry out after 3 hrs place them on a cloth on the lid of the simmering plate or possibly on the WARMING plate (of a 4 ovenaga) till dry.
- Generous clouds of meringue are filled with whipped cream and sliced peaches and served on a sharp ruby red sauce.
- Soft brown sugar adds a slight caramel flavour to the meringues and colours them a pretty pale beige.
- Use nectarines instead of peaches or possibly strawberries if you prefer.
- Serves 6
egg whites, sugar, light brown sugar, lemon juice icing sugar, kirsch, peaches, kirsch, cream
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/brown-sugar-meringues-93858 (may not work)