Strawberry and Lavender Eton Mess
by Northern Life
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 175g caster sugar
- 500 ml double cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 4 lavender flower heads, and a few extra for decoration
- 400g Sweet Eve strawberries
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 140°C. Grease and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Whisk the egg whites in a spotless bowl till stiff. Add the sugar, very slowly, until it is thoroughly mixed in. Pipe the meringue mixture either in a large circle or two heart shapes on the baking tray. Bake in the oven for approximately one hour, then switch the oven off and leave the meringue in the oven till cool. In a bowl, whisk the cream till stiff and fold in the icing sugar. Finely chop the lavender flower heads and fold into the cream. Chill the mixture in the fridge. Hull and finely chop all the strawberries and place half of them in a blender. Blend until completely pureed and then pass the mixture through a sieve to remove the seeds. Break the meringues into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Add all the other elements and mix. Spoon the mixture into bowls or vintage tea cups to serve, decorated with extra lavender flowers.
