Lizzie Acker's Strawberry and Basil Jammy Meringues

Serves 6

Takes 3 hours

Equipment:

• Baking tray
• Potato masher
• Mixer
• Grease proof paper
• Skewer

Jam:

• 200g strawberries, chopped without the stems
• 5 basil leaves
• 200g Jam sugar

Method:

1. Place the strawberries in a pan
2. Mash with the potato masher
3. Bring the heat to 105°c
4. Sieve out chunks and let it cool

Meringue:

• 240g caster sugar
• 160g egg white
• 1 tsp crème of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Method:

1. Set oven to 120°c
2. Warm 240g sugar in a bowl in the oven
3. Put the egg whites in bowl and start to mix and when start to peak add the crème of tartar
4. Speed the mixer up
5. Then add a spoon full of sugar every 60 seconds
6. Once all the sugar is added, add the tsp of vanilla bean paste
7. Leave to mix for 5 minutes
8. Cover the baking tray with grease proof paper
9. Heap two spoonfuls of the meringue into six piles
10. Take a teaspoon and make a little well in the middle
11. Put a teaspoon of jam in the well
12. Then take a skewer and swirl the jam and meringue
13. Then place in oven for 1 hour 15 minutes
14. Turn off oven and allow them to cool in the oven for another hour
15. Then make a brew and enjoy!

Be sure to take snaps of your strawberry and basil jammy meringues, tagging both @thebigfeastival and @lizzieacker_