Everyday Dorie: Eton Mess

April 22, 2022 at 8:18 pm | Posted in everyday dorie, general pastry, groups, other sweet, pudding/mousse, sweet things | 3 Comments
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Eton Mess is a traditional British dessert with whipped cream, strawberries and broken up meringue…it reminds me of a pavlova someone took a mallet to, but it’s beautiful it’s own messy way. Light and summery, Dorie’s version uses a strawberry-rhubarb compote and meringue with Biscoff spice cookie bits swirled through. And my version of Dorie’s version uses puréed mango, sweetened raspberries and meringue with crispy Lazzaroni amaretti cookie bits. The meringue is baked off in a sheet, which is then broken up into crumbles. I bake at home with golden sugar rather than white, so I am assuming that’s what gave my meringue it’s golden hue, as I didn’t neglect it in the oven. It was delicious with the almondy flavor from the cookies, and I was glad to have extra to nibble on. I assembled my Eton Mess parfait-style, which looked quite tidy for photos, but rest assured that as soon as the camera clicked off, I stirred it up and made a mess of it.

For the recipe, see Everyday Dorie by Dorie Greenspan, and head over to Cook the Book Fridays to see all of our messes this week.

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SO PRETTY Steph!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— April 26, 2022 #

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“Quite tidy”…is an UNDERSTATEMENT hahaha! Oh my gosh that is beautiful Steph…as always but this one made me want to go buy parfait glasses hahaha. Mine was served in disposable bowls at my in laws hahaha. Not quite the same look…BUT everyone loved it nonetheless!! Thanks for always showing us such beautiful shots 🙂

Comment by isthisakeeper— April 26, 2022 #

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Your parfait glasses look beautiful. This dish was delish. I see I was not the only one having trouble sourcing rhubarb.

Comment by Diane Zwang— May 8, 2022 #

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