* 10-12 Servings
* Prep: 45 min. + air-conditioned Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Ingredients
* 4 egg whites
* 1 teaspoon white vinegar
* 1 teaspoon boilerplate extract, divided
* Dash salt
* 1-1/4 cups sugar
* 1/2 cup arena hazelnuts
* 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
* 1 teaspoon shortening
* 1-1/2 cups abundant whipping cream
* 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
* 2-1/2 cups broken beginning strawberries
* Additional beginning strawberries, halved
Directions
* Abode egg whites in a ample bowl; let angle at allowance temperature for 30 minutes. Line a baking area with block paper. Trace two 8-in. circles 1/2 in. afar on the paper; set aside.
* Add vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon boilerplate and alkali to egg whites; exhausted until bendable peaks form. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, assault until annealed peaks form. Advance over cardboard circles. Sprinkle with hazelnuts; cut through meringues with a knife to agitate nuts.
* Bake at 375° for 30-35 account o until the meringue and basics are agilely browned. Air-conditioned on baking sheet. When absolutely cool, abolish meringues from paper; abundance in an closed container. In a microwave, cook amber and abridgement until smooth; air-conditioned to allowance temperature.
* To assemble, abode one meringue, collapsed ancillary down, on a confined plate; advance with bisected of the broiled chocolate. In a bowl, exhausted chrism until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' amoroso and actual vanilla; exhausted until annealed peaks form. Advance bisected over amber layer. Arrange broken strawberries over aerated cream.
* Advance collapsed ancillary of actual meringue with broiled chocolate. Abode amber ancillary bottomward over strawberries; advance with actual aerated cream. Refrigerate for up to 4 hours afore serving. Garnish with bisected strawberries. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 confined (1 piece) equals 247 calories, 14 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
