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Offline Morte

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Meringues
« on: April 29, 2011, 07:53:27 am »
Not for pie, not as a pav, just a recipe for little eating meringues :)

Anyone have a recipe that works?

Thanks.
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Offline Frozzie

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Re: Meringues
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 09:35:29 am »
the hard little ones like the photo??  they are quite popular here but im not a fan.  Just found this thx recipe for easy ones that they say are fool proof so here it is..

Foolproof Meringues

Ingredients:

Same weight of
 
 egg whites (eg:150 gr of white) 
 caster sugar (150 gr)
 icing sugar (150 gr)

Préparation:

Put the butterfly in the bowl et the egg whites and half the caster sugar and mix on speed 3 for 5 minutes.
When they are firm (egg white mixutre ie stiffcan form peaks), add the rest of the caster sugar and mix for another 2 to 3 minutes on speed 3.
Next add very delicately like by sprinkling the icing sugar while the butterly is turning at speed 2 (so through the whole).  At this moment you can add a fewx drops of coloring if you wish.
The meringue has to be solid or firm and shiny....
Put the mixture in a piping bag or similar and create the shape desired, usually like a swirly dollop...cook in an oven with the door slightly ajar (to release the humidity and have crunchy meringues) for around 2 - 2h30 at 90 degrees celcius
i translated this recipe from a this website..posted by someone called sorbetcitron

probably should have just posted teh recipe seperately with a link so sorry but im forgetting so much these days and proof as im answering posts and pereusing the forum lol i get a call fromthe vet to say i forgot the appointment this morning lol...in my own world ..bad bad very bad lol

oh and morte hope this helps  :)
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 10:07:16 am »
there was another user on the same site who posted the same recipe seems the recipe comes from a blog somewhere and nobody linked the original source however this other user added the following notes..

with regards to cooking in a fan oven?? sorry dont know the correct name in english ah fan forced maybe?? 11 years of french is deleting my english vocabulary lol..ok she said in a fan forced oven to close the door as she didnt like the meringues totally dry so cooked them as follows:
 
- 5 min at 140°
- 50 min at 100°

andher comment is that she has success every time.

voila  :)
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 01:21:22 pm »
Here's a chocolate version of small meringues from Recipe Community. It's from the 2010 calendar.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2011, 01:25:06 pm by judydawn »
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Offline KerrynN

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Re: Meringues
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2011, 12:49:14 am »
Frozzie I followed this recipe yesterday - I have had egg whites in the freezer for ages (still have some too) but wasn't brave enough to try meringue (also I don't like them myself so the incentive wasn't high...). I came across this post as I was searching for an ice cream recipe, which left me with two more egg whites, so I decided to give it a try. I think that I needed to mix for longer as my mixture didn't quite hold it's shape once it was piped like your photo showed, but the kids like them anyway. I also forgot to add colouring so they are a bit of a dull white (I milled my own raw sugar so didn't even have the pristine whiteness).

As I say, the kids were happy. Maybe I will try them again for DS6's 7th birthday party... This year he wants a "Plants vs Zombies" party - whatever that means....
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2011, 01:57:22 am »
always make sure the egg whites are at room temperature first, and that your TM bowl is very clean.
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2011, 02:03:54 am »
That will be the issue. They had only just defrosted - in fact I fished out a frozen chunk as there was a little bit too much. I will be more prepared next time and have then well thawed and 'acclimatised'.
Thanks.
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2011, 05:44:12 am »
It's a good idea to do it at 37 degrees too.
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2011, 06:41:44 am »
What an excellent thought! Will add that to the process next time too.
Kerryn

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Re: Meringues
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2011, 07:13:55 pm »
sorry to hear it didnt work out kerryn...with those tips though you should be fine...!
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Re: Meringues
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2011, 09:09:28 pm »
Frozzie don't be sorry! They were still edible - the kids love them. They just didn't quite hold their shape. I had tried a few different shapes when I piped them and my guests described them as 'nipples' and dog poo - they did look remarkably like those fake dog poos you can get in the joke stores or showbags... I won't tell you what they thought the butterfly looked like...
Kerryn