Meringue Recipe

Sunday is The day to bake. Every Sunday I enjoy baking something new and very tasty for the family. It doesn't always go completely right, for example a few weeks ago I made these chocolate marshmallow cupcakes and I forgot to put the sugar in them! They were disgusting, but the point is everybody makes mistakes but it doesn't mean if you make one you just give up. If you do that then trust me you will never do anything with your life because EVERYBODY makes mistakes.

 Today i'm planning on making Meringues as my dad loves them and he's asked me to make them a number of times. I have no idea how they are going to turn out but I'm hoping they will be good. If you would like to know how to make Meringues please continue reading.... if you don't then press the cross button on the to right corner!

Ingredients: 

3 egg whites

150g sugar ( 50g of sugar per egg)

Optional: whipped cream to sandwich the Meringues together 

   

• Preheat the oven to 140C 
• Find yourself a medium bowl, which is very clean, if there is any grease in it, it will stop the egg whites to stiffen. I recommend boiling water with a kettle and then washing the bowl out first .This cleans out any left over dirt. 
• Then crack the 3 eggs making sure you only get the egg whites and throw them into the bowl. As for the egg yolks there is no reason to waste a perfectly acceptable egg. You could make an omelette with it or something. 
• You will then whisk the eggs. You can use a whisker or do it by hand. If you use a whisker make sure you start off on medium and as the time goes on you can turn it up to high. 
• You will know when the eggs are ready because you will be able to form little peaks in the mixture. Also if you turn the bowl upside down the mixture won't fall out. 

• Then you will be able to add the sugar slowly. Make sure you mix well between each interval. 
• Using a table spoon scoop the egg mixture onto a baking sheet. If you don't have a baking sheet the Meringues will stick so you must invest in one. A trick is to get a tiny bit of the mixture and dab it on the four corners of the baking sheet. It will keep the baking sheet in place. 
• Bake for around an hour until the meringues are crispy and a pale golden brown. Trust me you will know when they are ready! Then leave them to cool in the oven for a while. 
• When the Meringues have cooled down put around 2 tbsp of the whipped cream over 1/2 of a  meringue and then sandwich together ( the best bit!) 

There you have it! It's quick and easy but make sure you follow the rules. I hope you enjoy making them as their loads of fun. 

If you would like me to do a baking blog post every Sunday please say so in the comments. 

See you very soon xx