Eton Mess That Will Change Your Life
By: To Taste Is Divine
Published: Monday, October 4, 2010 - 8:11pm

Ingredients




recipe
cornflour
6 eggwhites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
 cups caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 cup of frozen berries of your choice
1/2 cup caster sugar
thickened cream for whipping

Preparation

1 Preheat over to 200 C.  line baking tray with baking paper.  dust cornflour on the surface of the baking paper 2 Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites and cream of tartar in a large bowl until soft peaks form.  add sugar, gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly until thick and glossy.  the volume of the eggwhites will double during this stage.  fold through vanilla and vinegar. 3 Spoon meringue onto baking paper. reduce over to 100 C.  Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until dry and crisp.  turn off oven and open over door. cool completely in oven. 4 To make the coulis, use any berries you wish. i use frozen raspberries, about a cup, with 1/2 cup of sugar.  slowly simmer till berries desolve.  allow to cool. 5 Whip cream till soft peaks form. 6 Pull apart meringue and arrange in servining dish.  gently fold in half the whipped cream. drizzle 3/4 of the coulis and add the rest of the cream. gently fold to combined.  serve up with extra coulis and fresh berries