Meringues

Freshly baked meringues

Ingredients:

3 egg whites

110g caster sugar

2 tsp corn flour

Method:

1. Preheat oven to Gas 1 or 100C.
2. Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff.
3. Add half of the sugar and whisk until it is glossy.
4. Fold in the other half of the sugar and corn flour.
5. Dollop teaspoons full of the mixture onto a baking sheet (or greaseproof paper) on a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, until crisp and golden.
6. Allow to cool before removing from baking sheet with a pallet knife.

Serve as part of a dessert or place whipped cream between 2 meringues and squeeze together...