Delicious UK - (05)May 2020

Strawberry,lemonand
elderflowermeringue
SERVES8.HANDS-ONTIME 10 MIN,OVEN
TIME 2 HOURS 25-30 MIN, PLUS COOLING

Freshelderflowerand
strawberriesarea quintessential
companionship,butthere’sonly
a smallwindowoftimeinwhich
togettheseseasonaldelights
together.Elderflowers(ifyou’re
luckytohavesomeinyour
gardenornearby)willdisappear
longbeforethestrawberries,but
wheninbloomyoucanmake
a wonderful cordial.

MAKE

AHEAD

Storecookedandcooled

meringueinanairtight

container for up to 1 week.

• 400mldoublecream


• Gratedzestandjuice1 lemon


• 3 tbspelderflowercordial


• 300-400gripestrawberries,
  hulled and sliced
  
  
  • 1 tbspunrefinedcastersugar
  
  
  • A fewelderflowerheads,in
    season, to decorate (optional)
  
  
  
  

FORTHEMERINGUE

• 4 mediumfree-rangeeggwhites


• 200gunrefinedcaster sugar


• Butter to grease

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Electricmixer;largebakingsheet;
  compostable baking paper

1 Heattheovento120°C/100°Cfan/

gas1.Tomakethemeringue,put

theeggwhitesina large,cleanbowl

andwhiskwithanelectricmixeruntil

theyformsoftpeaks(whenyoulift

thebeatersout,thepeaksflopover).

Withthemixerrunning,addlarge

spoonfulsofthesugar,oneata time,

beatingbetweeneachaddition,until

allthe200gsugarisincorporated.

Whiskfora further6-8minutes

untilthick,pale,smoothandglossy.

2 Lightlygreasea sheetofbaking

paper and lay it on the baking sheet.

Spoonthemeringueontothepaper

toforma largediscabout25cmwide

withslightlypeakededges– it

doesn’thavetobeperfect.Bakethe

meringuefor25-30minutes,then

reducetheheatto110°C/90°Cfan/

gas½andbakefor2 hoursmore

untilthemeringuehasformed

a crispshell.Removefromtheoven

andallowtocool(seeMakeAhead).

3 Whenreadytoserve,pourthe

creamintoa largebowl.Addhalf

thelemonzestandjuiceand2 tbsp

ofthecordial.Whiskuntilthecream

isthickenoughtoholdsoftpeaks.

4 Putthestrawberriesina bowlwith

theremaininglemonjuiceand

cordial.Gentlyturnthemtocoat.

Spoonthecreamontothemeringue,

topwiththestrawberriesand

sprinklewiththesugar,the

remaininglemonzestandsome

elderflowerblossoms,if youlike.

PERSERVING386kcals,27gfat

(16.7gsaturated),2.8gprotein,

34.8gcarbs(34.8gsugars),

0.1g salt, 1.4g fibre

what’s good now.