Meringues for Mothers Day!

Meringues

Ingredients

1. 4 egg whites, at room temperature
2. 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
3. 2 tsp cornflour, sifted
4. 1 tsp white vinegar
5. 4-5 drops pink food colouring
6. 5-6 drops green food colouring
7. Coloured sprinkles, to decorate

Method

1. Preheat oven to 100°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2. Place the egg whites in a large clean, dry bowl. Use an electric beater to whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
3. Gradually add the sugar and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Continue beating for 2 minutes or until the mixture is thick, glossy, all the sugar dissolves and a long trailing peak forms when the beater is lifted from the mixture. Add the cornflour and vinegar, and whisk until just combined.
4. Divide meringue between 2 bowls. Stir pink colouring into 1 bowl and green into the other.
5. Place the pink mixture into a clean piping bag fitted with a fluted 1.5cm diameter nozzle. Pipe twelve 5cm (base measurement) meringues, about 3cm apart, onto 1 lined tray. Sprinkle with some of the sprinkles. Clean the piping bag and repeat with the green mixture and remaining tray.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 2 1/2 hours, swapping trays halfway through cooking, until meringues are crisp and sound hollow when tapped on base. Turn oven off and leave in oven for 3 hours or until cool.