Mary Jo McMillin's Date & Walnut Meringues
These little dotes are super delicious with a dollop of softly-whipped cream.
SERVES
50
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
110ml egg whites
¼ tsp white wine vinegar
200g caster sugar
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
50g chopped walnuts
50g chopped dates (deglet or medjool)
Method
In a food mixer, whisk the egg whites until they are foaming, add the vinegar. Whisk to a light froth and begin adding the sugar one heaped tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until stiff peaks form at the base of the whisk and the sugar has dissolved. Beat in thevanilla extract and fold in the dates and walnuts.
Heat the oven to 110˚ C/gas mark, a quarter.
Drop teaspoons of the meringue mixture on baking parchment lined trays and bake in the heated oven for about 30 minutes or until the meringues easily lift off the parchment. Turn off the oven and allow to cool.
Store in an airtight tin.
The meringues will develop a marshmallow-like centre.
