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Lemon Meringue Roulade

Agnieszka Weiner
A soft and airy meringue roulade with whipped cream combined with lemon curd.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 6 egg whites
  • 160 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp potato starch
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • icing sugar for dusting
  • 250 ml double cream
  • 3-5 tbsp lemon curd*

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 160 Celsius degrees (top and bottom heating).
  • Line an approximately 25cm x 37cm baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Whisk the egg whites till stiff; continue whisking and add 1 tbsp of sugar, beat for 10-20 seconds more and add another 1 tbsp of sugar, continue until you have used all the sugar.
  • Beat in the vanilla extract, vinegar and potato starch.
  • Spread in the prepared tin, put to the oven and bake for 20 minutes till golden.
  • Remove from the oven and cool down for a few minutes.
  • Whip the cream till stiff; stir in the lemon curd.
  • Generously sprinkle with icing sugar a big piece of parchment paper (bigger than the baked meringue base) and carefully flip the meringue upside down.
  • Gently peel off the paper and spread the lemon filling on top, leaving out a margin of approx. 5 cm on one of the longer sides.
  • Using the paper to help you, roll the roulade carefully along the shorter side.

Notes

*You can use a shop bought lemon curd or you can make your own from this recipe.
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