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Meringues with cream and strawberries

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites, at room temperature
• 350g caster sugar
• 300ml thick cream
• 900g fresh small strawberries
  
  
  Method
  
  
  
  
  1. Preheat the oven to 150C
  2. Put the egg whites into a large clean bowl and add 110g of the sugar. Whisk together into soft peaks.
     Watch technique0:59 mins
  3. Then, continuing to whisk, gradually add another 110g of sugar, a spoonful at a time, until the mixture forms stiff peaks.
  4. Gently fold in the remaining sugar.
     Watch technique0:35 mins
  5. Shape 20 large spoonfuls of the meringue onto 2 baking sheets lined with non-stick baking paper and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  6. Lower the oven temperature to 110C and cook for a further 2-3 hours until very crisp and dry.
  7. Leave to cool, then store in an air tight tin.
  8. Serve with cream and strawberries!