Strawberry and Hazelnut Meringues with Crushed Strawberry Cream
Photography by Manja Wachsmuth.
For the best meringue use fresh free-range eggs that have a firm, viscous egg white. Watery whites will not beat up into a thick, glossy meringue.
INGREDIENTS
4-5 large, ripe strawberries
4 egg whites
1 cup caster sugar
2 teaspoons cornflour
1 teaspoon lemon juice or white wine vinegar
1 cup hazelnuts, roasted, skins rubbed off and finely chopped
Strawberry cream
1 punnet strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
2 tablespoons icing sugar
300 ml cream, softly whipped
METHOD
Meringues: Preheat the oven to 100˚C. Roughly chop the strawberries and crush with a fork. You need 1/3 cup of crushed fruit. Place in a sieve and allow the excess liquid to drain off.
Beat the egg whites until foamy then add the sugar a little at a time, until the mixture is thick and glossy. Using a large metal spoon, fold in the cornflour, lemon juice and the hazelnuts then the strawberries. Place large spoonfuls on a lined baking tray, spacing them slightly apart. Bake for 2 hours, turning the tray occasionally for even cooking, until the meringues are crisp on the outside and can be lifted easily off the tray. They will still be soft in the centre. Cool a little then transfer to a cooling rack.
Strawberry cream: Crush strawberries with the icing sugar and fold into the cream to give a marbled effect.
To serve: Top the meringues with strawberry cream and dust with icing sugar. Makes about 16 meringues
Cook’s tip: The meringues will keep for 2 days in an airtight container but will soften a little and become sticky on the outside.
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