MERINGUE MEDALLIONS WITH MASCARPONE AND BERRIES

Ingredients

6 free-range egg whites 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 4 Tbsp caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup white vinegar 250 g mascarpone, at room temperature 50 g ripe gooseberries 2 x 125 g fresh blueberries 50 g sweet, ripe strawberries

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 110°C. Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the sugar, then beat until stiff and glossy. Fold in the vanilla and vinegar. Line large baking trays with baking paper. Spread thin rounds of meringue mixture onto the baking paper – some small, some a little larger – I like them different sizes. Bake for 1 hour. Turn off the heat and leave to cool in the oven. Spread with mascarpone and stud with berries and layer to make a tower if you like.

1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries

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