Meringue shortcakes with blueberries

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 Egg whites
1 Pinches cream tartar
1¼ cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
3 cups Blueberries
½ cup Sugar
¼ cup Brandy
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg and ginger
1 cup Whipped cream

Directions

MERINGUE

BLUEBERRY FILLING

For the meringue, place egg whites in a mixing bowl and on high speed whip until the eggs whites are foamy. Add cream of tartar and mix well. Add sugar with the machine running about 1 tablespoon at a time. Once the sugar is incorporated let mix until the egg whites are shinny and hold a stiff peak. Place the meringue in a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe onto a sheet pan with a parchment paper lining. Pipe 8 4 inch circles onto the parchment paper. If you like you can draw the circles on the paper to ensure that you have even circles. Place the meringue in a 250 degree oven and bake about 1 hour or until dry and crisp. Turn the oven off and allow meringue to cool in the oven. Remove from the oven and set a side while you make the blueberry mixture.

For the blueberry filling, heat a large saute pan with butter until bubbling add blueberries and saute until the blueberries start to soften about 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar and brandy and cook until the sugar is dissolved about minutes. Add spices and mix with berries. Remove from the heat and allow to cool just a little bit.

To assemble the dish, on each plate place one of the meringue layers. Then top with some of the blueberry mixture about ⅓ cup. Top with a little bit of the whipped cream. Then top with another meringue layer. Finish with more blueberry filling and then top with the last of the whipped cream.

Serve immediately.

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Per serving: 588 Calories (kcal); 14g Total Fat; (22% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 104g Carbohydrate; 49mg Cholesterol; 101mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 3 Fat; 6 Other Carbohydrates

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