APPLE AND RICE MERINGUE

Firstly preheat your oven to 180 deg C
Grease an ovenproof dish .
Place 500gm of peeled and sliced green apples in a saucepan with 60 ml of water .
Cook until softened ...stirring constantly over a medium heat .
Then stir in 1/4 cup of castor sugar , continue stirring until the sugar is dissolved .
In a clean saucepan place a 1/3 cup of white rice with 120ml of water , until all the water has been absorbed .
Now add 1 and 1/2 cups of milk and simmer gently until the milk has been absorbed .
Using your electric beater cream 2 egg yolks with 2 tbs of castor sugar , add this to the rice mixture , stir through gently but thoroughly .
Pour this mixture into the ovenproof dish and spread the stewed apples over .
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes .
In a clean dry bowl whisk the 2 egg whites until stiff peaks form .
Now you need to add 2 tbs of castor sugar BUT at tsp at a time , making sure the sugar is dissolved before adding another tsp .
Beat for 5 minutes after adding each tsp . ( Patience is needed . )
Place the meringue mixture on top of the apples .
Lightly brown the meringue in the oven for 5 - 10 minutes ..