(I wrote this before I went away, but forgot to post, thought I would anyway)
An unusual and out of the blue request yesterday from a lovely PR company I sometimes work for; please make us 2 rhubarb meringue pies from Gregg Wallace's recipe for the man himself to take along to a radio interview tomorrow! Apparently Gregg is too busy to make the pies himself, but the radio show has requested a taster, so Northern Lass to the rescue!
The almond pastry is lovely and unlike other recipes that I've had from chef types it worked perfectly. Go Gregg, so far so good! The rhubarb and orange mixture was not quite so easy though. The fruit cooked so quickly and then when I stirred in the huge amount of cornflour it thickened in superfast time and I'm sorry to say there were lumps..... But I rescued it and I think it's OK, I just hope Gregg does. The meringue of course was fine and I made some nice swirls, one looked slightly better then the other, but then that's often the case.
This is actually making me very nervous and anxious. I flippin' hope they're OK. The PR just told me that Gregg says it's a tricky recipe, so cheers for that Gregg.
My mum listened to Gregg on the radio and apparently the pies were declared delicious! Phew!
