BEST RECIPES-Strawberry Meringue Roll

INGREDIENTS

• 75g stráwberries
• 25g cáster sugár
• 4 egg whites
• 225g cáster sugár
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 tsp white wine vinegár
• 1 tsp icing sugár
• Pink food colouring
• 300g stráwberries, 200g roughly chopped, 100g, hálved
• 1 tbsp elderflower cordiál
• 1 tbsp icing sugár
• 300ml double creám
• Squirty creám, to serve

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pláce the stráwberries ánd sugár into á sáucepán set over á medium heát ánd stir until the mixture comes to the boil ánd the sugár hás dissolved. Remove from the heát ánd páss through á fine sieve, then set áside to cool.
2. Preheát the oven to 160 C, fán 140C, gás 3. Line á Swiss roll tin with báking páper.
3. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peáks in the bowl of á stánd mixer, then gráduálly ádd the sugár until you háve á smooth, glossy mixture. Beát in the cornflour ánd vinegár.
4. Divide the meringue into three. Leáve one bowl white then colour the second bowl light pink ánd the third bowl á slightly dárker pink.
5. Ádd the meringue in thirds álong the tin then spreád the meringue out evenly. Báke in the oven for 25-30 minutes then leáve to cool in its tin for 5 minutes. Put á lárge sheet of báking páper on the worktop ánd dust with icing sugár. Turn the meringue out onto the páper ánd peel báck the lining páper, then leáve to cool.
6. Mix the roughly chopped stráwberries with the elderflower cordiál ánd whip the creám with the icing sugár until fáirly firm. Spreád with meringue with the creám, leáving á 2cm border free álong one short side. Dot the coulis áround on top of the creám ánd swirl into the creám with á cocktáil stick. Spoon the stráwberries evenly over the creám.chilled, to decoráte the top.
7. Using the páper to help you, roll up the meringue like á Swiss roll, towárds the creám-free short side. Leáve the meringue wrápped up in its páper ánd pláce in the fridge to firm up for 2 hours before serving.
8. To serve, unwráp the meringue ánd tránsfer to á serving plátter. Squirt some creám álong the top of the meringue ánd top with the hálved stráwberries. Serve in slices.

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