tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post1523677443981433221..comments2010-11-11T19:07:42.760+01:00Comments on Secret Treats: Dragonflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727134318705793835noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post-38345927947058130782010-11-11T19:07:42.760+01:002010-11-11T19:07:42.760+01:00i honestly thought these were real mushrooms loli honestly thought these were real mushrooms lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post-77130841260631424102010-10-18T14:33:10.903+02:002010-10-18T14:33:10.903+02:00I think maybe you're not realising what that p...I think maybe you're not realising what that picture is!! They are not mushrooms, they are meringues :-) cunningly made to look like big foresty mushies!!! <br />They are sweet, crisp on the outside with a chewey vanilla sweet interior.<br />The cap and base are attached with dark chocolate and they have been 'painted' with cocao powder and melted chocolate.<br /> The meringues naturally form great big holes inside them and I eventually to complete the desert, I will inject a nut cream inside them.... Cheeky huh!Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727134318705793835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post-37666787109796466772010-10-18T09:15:22.719+02:002010-10-18T09:15:22.719+02:00The recpie is for a standard meringue:
4 Egg White...The recpie is for a standard meringue:<br />4 Egg Whites<br />185g Caster(fine)sugar<br />1 Tsp White wine vinegar <br />1 Tsp Cornflour<br />Half Tsp Vanilla extract<br />Oven preheated to 180F<br /><br />Method: Whip egg whites to medium stiff peaks.<br />Add Sugar little by little whilst still beating egg whites.<br />Add vinegar and cornflour ^ vanilla<br />Continue to beat for up to one minute untill the meringue is stiff and glossy.<br />If you can hold the bowl upsidedown over you head without any falling on you, your done!!!<br />Now you have the meringue ready to shape!!!<br />Now get creative with it, meringue is a lovely thing to work with you can make it do so much, nothing like a good whipping for egg domination.<br /><br />place your 'shapes' on baking paper and place in the hot oven. <br />REDUCE the oven temp. to 125 F and bake in the oven for 1-1.5 hours depending on the size of the meringues, bigger means longer.<br />Turn off oven and leave those babies in the cooling oven untill it's cold. <br />That's a basic meringue, leave out the vanilla if you need them whiter. <br />I'm currently hunting down a method to get the meringues pure snow white... the hunt goes on.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727134318705793835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post-185830455252654802010-10-18T08:56:44.634+02:002010-10-18T08:56:44.634+02:00Oh I haven't forgotten that, will be picking i...Oh I haven't forgotten that, will be picking it up soon :-} Don't really see how I can incorporte a black truffle into a dessert but who knows!!Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727134318705793835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1888695213098127296.post-50850617189840817232010-10-17T20:15:44.462+02:002010-10-17T20:15:44.462+02:00Fantastic - where is the recipe? And would this wo...Fantastic - where is the recipe? And would this work with a truffle? I seem to remember you have one somewhere...Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730925691768690956noreply@blogger.com