Microwave Peppermint Meringues
Makes 16 meringues
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 2.5 minutes
- 1 egg white
- 2 cups sifted icing sugar
- A few drops peppermint essence
- Red food colouring and a brush
To make into an Eton Mess
- 600ml/21.2 fl ozs. pure cream, whipped
- 4 tablespoons raspberry jam
Step 1 - Line a microwave turntable with parchment. Mix the egg white with the icing sugar with your hands. It will be a stiff dough but don't add water or an egg white. Add the peppermint essence and shape into a log.
Cut into 16 pieces. Shape into balls. Place four balls on opposite corners of the lined microwave plate and microwave on high for 45 seconds. Older microwaves might need 20 seconds more. Allow to cool for a minute and then remove from paper and cool on a wire rack.
Step 2 - Dip a brush into the food colouring and draw red stripes on the sides.
To make into a raspberry and peppermint Eton Mess. Crush eight meringues with the whipped cream and swirl through the jam right at the end.