Eton mess

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 2 egg whites
• 2 100 g caster sugar
• 3 200 g strawberries
• 4 200 ml liquid cream
• 5 30 g vanilla sugar
• Total weight: 590 grams

Times:

Preparation
4 hours 55 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare meringues with 2 egg whites and 100 g caster sugar. Shape them by piping with a forcing bag if possible, to make little meringues about the size of a strawberry.
2	Prepare 200 g strawberries and cut into 2 or 4 according to their size. Ideally the pieces should be about the same size as the meringues.
3	Prepare the chantilly (whipped cream) with 200 ml liquid cream and 30 g vanilla sugar. Tip the strawberries, cream and meringues into a bowl,.
4	Mix gently.
5	And serve immediately.

Remarks

This dessert cannot be kept waiting otherwise the meringues go soft and it deteriorates into a "mess" worthy of the name!
The word "mess", used humorously here, originally came from the French word "mets" (dish).

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