strawberry meringues

preheat the oven to 110c 225f gas mark 1/4. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets and line with paper.

place the egg whites into a large, spotlessly clean mixing bowl and whisk them until they form stiff peaks.

add the sugar a tablespoon at a time whisking well after each addition until the mixture is smooth thick and glossy.

place heaped teaspoons of the mixture spaced a little apart into the prepared baking sheets until you have 30 meringues flatten slightly.

bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour or until they peel away from the baking paper leave to cool whisk the vanilla sugar into the cream until thick.

spread some cream on the flat side of a meringue put some strawberries on top spread some cream on another meringue and sandwich together.