Meringue Recipe

Meringue Recipe Preparation Time :20 minutes
Cooking Time : 2 hours
Makes 20 large merignuges

• Electric Mixer or hand whisk
• Large mixing bowl
• Baking sheets lined with non-stick baking paper
• Metal spoons

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Method :

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 2, 300°F (150°C)
2. Place the egg whites in a large and clean mixing bowl (a dirty will stop the egg whites from fluffing up).
3. Add 110g/4oz of the caster sugar and whisk until the mixture forms soft peaks.
4. Add another 110g/4oz of the caster sugar and whisk again. Repeat this process until you have used up all the sugar. The meringue should now be thick and white and should not fall out of the bowl should you turn it upside down.
5. Using a metal spoon, scoop up a portion of the meringue mix and using the other metal spoon push the meringue mix onto the lined baking sheet.
6. Pop in the oven for 10 minutes and then reduce the heat to gas mark 1, 275°F (140°C)
7. Continue baking for about an hour for meringues that are crispy on the outside but slightly chewy in the center or for 1 and half hours if you prefer meringues that are crispy all the way through..
8. Turn off the oven and open the door slightly. Leave the meringues in the oven to cool.

Did you know……………….. The hardness or softness of meringues depends on how much sugar is beaten into the egg whites. Beating the egg whites causes the egg protein to form a film that traps air bubbles and then the sugar causes the foam to stiffen.

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