Citrus And Banana Meringues

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Fruits, Dairy		Consuming, Passions	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Egg yolks
3 1/2	T	Caster sugar
3	t	Cornflour
300		Fruit juice
1	T	Rind or zest of lemon
		orange mandarin
		tangelo your
		choice of mixture
3		Egg whites
1/2	t	Cream of tartar
3	T	Caster sugar
1	t	Cornflour
2	T	Thick cream, King Island
50	g	Almond slivers
4		Bananas

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat egg yolks with 1 1/2 tbsp caster sugar, until smooth, then mix in
cornflour.  In a separate saucepan, heat fruit juice, rind of citrus
and 2 tbsp  caster sugar. Once at boiling point, add to egg yolk
mixture. When  thickened, add back into juice pan and simmer to ensure
cornflour is  cooked. Stir constantly. Allow to cool and cover with
cling wrap.  Meringue Mixture:  Whisk egg whites and cream of tartar,
until peaks form. Then add 1 tsp  caster sugar and cornflour and
continue whisking.  Add the rest of the sugar, little by little, and
whisk until you have  a smooth, glossy mixture.  Spoon out circles on a
non stick tray and cook for a couple of hours  at 110C.  To serve:
Once the citrus filling has cooled, add cream and almond slivers,
spoon some over meringue with a few slices of banana and sprinkle  with
icing sugar and more citrus rind.  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per
serving: 240 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (38% calories from  fat);
8g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 159mg Cholesterol; 49mg Sodium  Food
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fruit; 1  1/2
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.  Posted to
MM-Recipes Digest  by "Alan Hewitt" <alan@atoc.demon.co.uk>  on Nov 17,
1999

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 206 Calories From Fat: 34 Total Fat: 3.8g Cholesterol: 135.1mg Sodium: 55.2mg Potassium: 706.7mg Carbohydrates: 40g Fiber: 4.1g Sugar: 25.8g Protein: 6.8g