meringues
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My mother in-law served this every Christmas with your choice of ice cream and homemade chocolate sauce. These never fail.
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
8 Hr
method
Bake
Ingredients For meringues
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6extra large egg whites at room temperature
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1/4 tspcream of tartar increase to 1/2 if air temperature is humid
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1 dashkosher salt
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1 1.2 cgranulated sugar divided
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1/2 tspvanilla extract
- CHOCOLATE SAUCE
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2squares of bittersweet or semi-sweet baking chocolate
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1 cansweetened condensed milk
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1/2 ctoasted blanched almonds(optional)
How To Make meringues
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11. Preheat oven to 200*F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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22. Use an electric or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and a large pinch of salt on medium speed until frothy. Add 1 cup of sugar and raise the speed to high until eggs form very stiff peaks. Whisk in the vanilla and fold in the remaining sugar.
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33. Take large spoon and drop large 3" circle of mixture, press down center to form a well. Bake for 2 hours or until the meringues are dry and crisp but not browned. Turn off the heat and allow the meringues to sit in the oven for 4 hours or overnight.
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4Chocolate Sauce
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5Pour condensed milk and chocolate into a double boiler with the water boiling. This can be done in a saucepan just watch is carefully. If desired add 1/2 cup of toasted, blanched almonds if desired. This may be store and reconstituted with a few tablespoons of water over low heat.
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