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French Meringue

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Also called common meringue, French meringue is a simple meringue made by whipping egg whites and beating in granulated sugar. It can be baked into cookies or a crispy base for pavlova, vacherin, or other desserts.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz (250 g) egg whites
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar or a few drops lemon juice
  • 8 oz (250 g) granulated sugar
  • 8 oz (250 g) superfine sugar or sifted confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until they reach soft peaks.
  2. 2
    Add the first amount of sugar, little by little, while beating by hand or machine.
  3. 3
    Whip until stiff.
  4. 4
    Stop beating and fold in the remaining sugar, if used, with a spatula.
  5. 5
    Use as desired or in your recipe.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:French_Meringue