Weekend Baking: Chewy Meringue Recipe
May 14, 2011
I’m a huge fan of meringues.This is a fabulous recipe that creates billowy, chewy, moreish meringues (and I know they’re moreish as I’m having to restrain myself from having another). I’ve just served mine with some whipped cream with vanilla extract and icing sugar added plus some fruit, for health.
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- 200g caster sugar
- dash of vanilla extract
- Turn oven to 130 degrees fan (150 regular).
- Beat the egg whites until stiff with an electric mixer. Then, while the mixer is still going, pour in the sugar. Beat until glossy, thick and will form stiff peaks. Mix in the vanilla extract. If using a hand electric mixer this might take slightly longer but with my kitchenaid the whole process takes about ten minutes.
- Put spoonfuls on a baking tray with greaseproof paper stretched over (I stick mine down with a blob of the raw meringue in each corner) and bake in an oven for 1 hour 10 minutes.
- When the timer goes off, switch the oven off and allow the meringues to cool down in there.
- Beat the double cream (I used about 200ml). When thick mix in a little vanilla extract and a few teaspoons of icing sugar.
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I liked this recipe so much, I’ve looked it up again to serve to friends after dinner.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the reminder, I haven’t made it in a while. I must do so!
I have a dinner party tomorrow evening and am making a pavlova with your recipe, I am not very good with meringue’s so will let you know how it went
Good luck with it. The trick is, let it dry out for as long as possible. The sooner you make it before dinner the better. I leave mine in the oven, once it has cooked for the required time, and switch the oven off. Sometimes leaving it overnight.
The pavlova was amazing and a total success. The meringue was perfect, I will certainly use your recipe again and again. I left the meringue in the over as you suggested till the over was totally cold, I baked it in the morning and removed it late afternoon. I wish I could send you a picture as I am so proud of it
Fantastic Lorraine. I’m so pleased it went well!
I’m going to attempt making these with a nine year old shortly!!! He wants to make them for his mum, as a treat for after tea tomorrow! Wish me luck, I will let you know how it goes!
Good luck!