Marbled meringues
RECIPE
Ingredients
6 egg whites
300g granulated sugar
lemon slices to clean the bowl
red food colouring
Instructions
- heat the oven to 200 C
- clean the bowl and utensils with lemon slices
- rinse with cold water and dry with a paper towel
- sift the sugar onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and place in the oven for around 10 minutes or untill the sugar has started dissolving on the edges
- reduce the oven temperature to 100 C
- start beating the egg whites on high speed
-beat untill the egg whites are foamy and soft peaks have started to form
meringue has cooled down completely
- drizzle the food colouring into the meringue and stir gently with a round bladed knife, taking care not to mix in the food colouring completely
- spoon out the meringues onto a baking tray
- bake for around 1 1/2 hours in the oven or until firm to touch
