Brown sugar meringues difficulty * #44

Makes about 15

Preparing time: 25 minutes 

Cooking time: 1 h

Ingredients: 

• 100 g light sugar 
• 75 g caster sugar 
• 3 egg whites 
• 200 g clotted cream 

1. Mix together the sugars in a bowl
2. Whisk the egg whites in a large clean bowl with a hand-held electric whisk until peaking 
3. Whisk in a tablespoonful of sugar mixture and continue to whisk for about 15 seconds
4. Gradually add the remaining sugar, a spoonful at the time and whisking well between each addition, until thick and glossy
5. Spoon about 30 dessertspoonfuls of the mixture into roughly swirled mounds on 2 baking sheets lined with baking parchment
6. Alternatively, spoon into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe swirls on to the baking sheets
7. Bake in a preheated oven, 120 C( 250 F),Gas Mark 1/2, for about 1 hour 
8. Leave on the paper to cool, then use the clotted cream to sandwich the meringues together in pairs.
9. Enjoy! :-D