Meringues

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

  • About

Why is it that all bought meringues taste like cardboard? There is no answer, except to make them yourself at home.

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 6 oz (175 g) caster sugar

Method

Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper brushed with oil.

Whisk the egg whites until they stand in peaks. Whisk in half of the sugar until the mixture is thick and shiny, carefully cut and fold in the remaining sugar with a metal spoon. This should be done carefully and only sufficiently to combine the ingredients.

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