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The trick to making successful meringues seems to be turning the oven heat down, immediately they go into the oven and then killing the heat after an hour and not touching them until the oven is completely cold. It's something I learned from following Delia Smith and it has served me in good stead ever since.
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|TotalCalories = 3022
|PortionCalories = 503
|DatePublished=12th April 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = Meringues
|Servings = Serves 6 - Makes enough meringues to serve 6, though you probably want to balance all that sugar with some fruit or ice-cream!
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour 30 minutes plus oven cooling time
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Easy peasey''

4/5

These were easier to make than I thought they would be

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 175 g (6 oz) golden [[Caster sugar|caster sugar]]
| 3 [[egg whites]] from 3 large [[Free range eggs|free range eggs]]
| 2 tablespoons of unrefined [[Icing sugar|icing sugar]]
| 570 ml (1 pint) [[Double cream|double cream]]

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the oven to 150° C (300° F - gas 2)

===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| This recipe is easier to create using an electric hand-whisk or [[Food processor|food processor]] and the meringues may be best made the day before
| Measure the [[Caster sugar|caster sugar]] and place on a plate
| Place the [[Egg whites|egg whites]] in a clean bowl and whisk until the peaks are firm
| Add the golden [[Caster sugar|caster sugar]] a tablespoon at a time, not adding more until the previous tablespoon has been combined into the [[Egg whites|egg whites]]
| Line a [[baking tray]] with [[grease-proof paper]] and using a tablespoon as a measure, dollop the mixture in rows on to the baking tray
| Put the tray on a middle shelf and immediately turn the heat down to 140° C (275° F - gas 1)
| Leave them in the oven to [[Bake|bake]] for 1 hour
| After one hour, turn the heat off, but leave them in the oven until it is completely cold
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