Friday, July 23, 2010

Meringues

I made meringues (chocolate meringue, too!) for the first time in my life. It's magic. Three little itty bitty egg yolks made so many delicious bite-sized morsels.



Don't tell them that I told you this, but they turned out kind of ugly. I mentioned this was my first time, right?


Ugly or not, they were absolutely delicious. Paired with rose tea, they were the perfect afternoon pick-me-up.

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5 comments:

  1. XOJuly 23, 2010 at 6:50 PM

    I used to make peppermint meringues with my grandma. Making them is a bit tedious, but they're so cute when they're done!

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  2. Julie V.July 25, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Mmm, sounds delicious! Do you remember how long it took to get the egg whites to be stiff enough to retain their shape? I was a bit bummed that they looked so pretty piped but as soon as they baked they fell. :( I'm still an egg-n00b, so I was super excited about them frothing up at all! It was seriously magic to me!

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  3. XOJuly 25, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    It's been a few years since I've made them... I can only remember that it seemed like it took FOREVER for the eggs to stiffen up and baking them seemed to take forever, too since they bake at such a low temp. Did you use a copper mixing bowl? I think that's supposed to really let the egg whites work their magic.

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  4. XOJuly 25, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    If you want to nerd out you should read this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_white

    It says you can also use 1/8 tsp cream of tartar (or 1/2 tsp lemon juice) per egg white to help stabilize the foam if you don't have a copper bowl... they're frickin' expensive! I was considering buying one until we discovered Abigail's egg allergy... I'm glad I didn't buy one since it would be useless to me now.

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  5. Julie V.July 26, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Oh sweet!! That's awesome, thanks! Yeah, I think I'll forgo the copper bowl- I can't see making these more than three times a year! And my kitchen isn't big enough for any more kitchen lovelies!

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