Meringues
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
I love to make these and join them together with cream to add to the table on special occasions. I have added a little food colouring on occassion, another time I made a pretty pink line in the mixture using a skewer and beetroot juice. My favourite filling is passionfruit cream.
Category:
Cakes, Dessert
Quantity: 30 meringues
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites at room temperature
- 120 g castor sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla or vanilla bean paste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 150˚C.
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Line a baking tray with baking paper.
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Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, add sugar, a little at a time, still beating.
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While beating, gradually add the caster sugar, a little at a time.
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Add the vanilla and beat to combine.
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Place small spoonfuls of, or pipe the meringue onto the baking tray.
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Bake for 45 minutes. Turn the oven off and open the door slightly, leaving it ajar until the meringues have cooled completely in the oven.
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Store in an airtight container lined with grease proof paper.
Notes
Serving suggestions:
- Sprinkle with '00's & '000's Join together with flavored cream. (cream with passion fruit added, cream swirled with fruit syrup or coulis.
- Serve alongside a bowl of flavored cream, or alternatively, lemon curd whipped into Philly cheese.
As a general rule, allow 60g castor sugar to 1 egg white.