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Basic meringue

large, organic egg whites

white caster sugar

vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1. In a large, grease-free mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. While continuously whisking, slowly add the caster sugar – 1 tbsp at a time – until you have a stiff, glossy meringue mixture. Whisk in the vanilla extract until combined.

Line a baking tray with baking paper, fixing it in place with a tiny blob of meringue in each corner (we have a /basic-meringue-video/short video showing this technique). Using a metal spoon, place 6 craggy dollops of meringue on the baking paper, well spaced apart.

Bake for 1¼ hours for mallowy centres, or 1½ hours if you prefer crisper meringues. Peel off the baking paper, then transfer the mallowy meringues to a wire rack to cool, or leave the crisp ones in the turned-off oven for at least 4 hours to cool slowly, then transfer to a wire rack.

How to make meringues using sugar and egg whites. Crisp on the outside and chewy inside. Perfect for making pavlova. Eton Mess, meringue kisses and much more.

The Easiest Basic Meringue Recipe

Egg Whites

sugar

Switch oven on to 110C, 225 F, 1/4...

Separate the egg whites and add them to...

Separate the egg whites and add them to the mixing bowl.

Make sure your mixing bowl is free from...

Make sure your mixing bowl is free from any grease &amp; very clean. If you are not sure, wipe some lemon juice on the inside of the bowl. If the bowl is greasy, the egg whites will not foam well.

Please take care not to get any egg...

Please take care not to get any egg yolk in the egg whites. Crack them separately just in case one of the yolks breaks.

Whisk on high speed until the whites are...

Whisk on high speed until the whites are frothy as in the photo and stiff, so it doesn't fall back into the bowl.

Add the sugar and whisk again on high...

Add the sugar and whisk again on high speed for 1 more minute.

Once you have added the sugar and whisk...

Once you have added the sugar and whisk again, you will notice the egg whites take on a glossy shiny look. This is when it is ready. See the photo

Once glossy, it is at this point you...

Once glossy, it is at this point you may wish to add some food coloring or 1/2 teaspoon of a flavoring, such as Almond or vanilla.  You can add 2 drops of red food coloring and the meringue will turn pink etc.

If you want to, you can put the...

If you want to, you can put the meringue mixture into a piping bag and make patterns, but I just use 2 big spoons, scoop out amounts and place on the tray on top of parchment / greaseproof paper. I like the meringues a bit 'uneven' and rough shaped!

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