meringues 1944

Name: Meringues 1944
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 - egg whites (no yellow at all); 1 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Marcia McCance

Stone Mountain, GA

Updated on Jan 16, 2013

There are lots of "meringues" (cookie) recipes out there but this one uses baking powder to help raise the merinques to perfect peaks. Other recipes use cream of tartar for this but Mom's recipe uses baking powder (found in every cook's kitchen). I about died laughing when I read at Wikipedia that the word meringue in one area of France means "farts" -- ha ha -- because they are so light and airy! You can also flavor with any non-oil based flavoring -- oil would ruin the peaks -- such as vanilla, almond, lemon, peppermint, etc. Just make sure it is an "extract" and not an oil. Enjoy!

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internet picture -- this site also has good instructions if you need a video: http://www.joyofbaking.com/MeringueCookies.html

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yield makes a dozen or more, depending on size

Ingredients

3 - egg whites (no yellow at all)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make meringues 1944

Step 1

Preheat oven 250 F, and line cookie sheet with parchment paper

Step 2

Set aside 1/3 of the sugar and thoroughly mix it with the baking powder
Step 3

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form (easiest with a stand mixer but hand mixer will do)
Step 4

Gradually, 1 Tbsp at a time, sprinkle the sugar in as you continue beating
Step 5

Continue beating and now sprinkle the sugar / baking powder mixture -- again done gradually, one Tbsp at a time
Step 6

Lastly add the vanilla gently as you continue beating
Step 7

When you put a small amount of the whipped eggs between your fingers and it no longer feels gritty from the sugar, you are done whipping.
Step 8

Using two spoons, place your mounds on the parchment paper about 1 1/2 inches apart. You can also pipe them if you have the tools.
Step 9

Bake on parchment paper in 250 F oven for 30 minutes or just until slightly browned (not much -- you don't really want them to be brown very much, they should be mostly white) Mom's recipe also says you can do this in a 300 degree oven for the same amount of time, too... but I don't know what that will do to them.
Step 10

Serve, as is, or with a little fresh fruit.
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