Meringues
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites, room temperature
- 1 cup Granulated sugar|Sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- Preheat oven to 250 °F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment or brown paper and lightly draw circles on it with a pencil.
- In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.
- Add Granulated sugar|Sugar gradually with cream of tartar and keep beating 5 minutes.
- Beat in vanilla and lemon juice.
- Mixture should be stiff and glossy. Do not beat until dry.
- Spoon the meringue into a pastry bag with a ¼ inch plain or star tip or use a spoon.
- To make the meringues, pipe or spoon out meringue onto the parchment following the outling of each circle.
- Bake the meringues on the middle oven rack until just lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and leave the meringues in it, with the door closed, for about an hour.
- Use at once or store in a very tightly covered container for up to a day
This article uses material from the "Meringues" article on the Recipes wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License
