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Issue 55 -May & June 2022 Editions
Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations
Recipe Ideas...
. .. s ic s s a l C h is it r Great B Eton Mess
INGREDIENTS
2 large egg whites 120g caster sugar
500g strawberries, chopped in to chunks - keep a few back to decorate the top 450ml double cream 1 tbsp icing sugar METHOD
1. Heat the oven to 120C/100C fan/gas 1. Then line a large baking tray with some parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites in a very clean bowl using an electric whisk or mixer until they form stiff peaks. Then add the sugar in three lots, whisking in between into stiff peaks each time. Spoon out some dollops of the mixture onto the baking parchment, and cook on the bottom shelf of the oven for 1 hour 15 mins until the meringues are completely hard and come off the paper easily. Set aside and allow them to cool completely. 2. Take 1/3 of the strawberries to make a strawberry sauce. Cut the top of the strawberries and place them in a kitchen bowl. Mash them up along with some sugar. Save some to pop on top of the dessert at the end. You could even add some liqueur (like cointreau) or other kind of alcohol like gin to the strawberries if you want, or just keep them alcohol free so everyone can enjoy them. 3. Whip the cream. It's important your bowl and whisk are clean, otherwise your cream will not thicken. In a large bowl whisk the cream with the icing sugar until it just holds soft peaks.
Serves: 6 For best results serve al fresco... Interesting fact: The reason it’s called Eton Mess, is because it is traditionally served at the annual cricket game between the pupils of Eton College and Harrow School.
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4. Grab some glasses or small bowls, or you could make one big mess and let everyone help themselves. Start by breaking up some meringue on the bottom. Then add a dollop or two of the cream, and then some chopped strawberries. Repeat in layers and then top with some fresh strawberries and serve straight away - so the meringue doesn’t get to soggy. Simple. Summer in a dish. Like & Follow - Social Media... INSTAGRAM: DEPublications12345 FACEBOOK: DEPublicationsLimited Twitter: @DEPublications
