Meringue Kisses

Boutique Baking by Peggy Porschen

Posted by Quadrille

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Pretty pastel-coloured mini meringues are simple and yet so adorable; ?they add a lovely touch to a table for any occasion. displayed ?in chic candy jars, They look delicious. WITH a very long shelf life, ?theY are the perfect gift when wrapped in cellophane bags. ?Makes approximately 100 meringues

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • Basic Baking Kit
  • Pink, blue and yellow liquid Food Colourings
  • 100 g Icing Sugar , sifted
  • 100 g Caster Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 100 g Egg White s (3 large eggs)
  • 3 large plastic Piping Bag
  • 3 star Piping Nozzle

Steps (7 steps, 50 minutes)

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 80°C/gas mark ¼. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.

  2. 2

    Place the egg whites and a pinch of salt into the bowl of an electric mixer and start whisking at high speed. Make sure that the bowl is entirely grease-free before you start, otherwise the egg whites will not whip up properly.

  3. 3

    As the egg whites are stiffening, slowly sprinkle the caster sugar into the mix. Stop whisking as the meringue becomes stiffer and glossy; be careful not to overwhisk the mixture.

  4. 4

    Add the vanilla extract and slowly fold the icing sugar into the meringue mixture using a rubber spatula.
    Separate the meringue mix into three equal parts; keep the first white, mix the second with pink liquid food colour to a pastel pink shade and the third with blue and yellow liquid food colour for a pastel aqua shade.

  5. 5

    Place a star nozzle in each of the piping bags then fill each one with a different coloured meringue mixture. Pipe little rosettes onto the baking trays lined with greaseproof paper.

  6. 6

    Place the meringues in the preheated oven for between 2–3 hours or until they have fully dried out.

  7. 7

    Stored in a dry, airtight container, these mini meringue kisses can last for up to 3 months.