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Making Meringue
This video provides an overview and demonstration on how to make a simple meringue. The video walks you through the entire process of making the meringue, first listing the ingredients you will need and then showing you how to separate your egg whites. The video is very thorough in showing you how to actually mix the meringue, determining when the mixture reaches soft peaks and is ready for you to add the sugar, and finally when the meringue has reached firm peaks and is ready for you to spoon onto the baking pan. The demonstration ends by showing you how to spoon the meringues onto a baking sheet and bake them in the oven.
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Introduction
What You'll Need to make meringue
- To ensure the success of your meringue, make sure that all your equipment is clean and free of oil residues. To this end, it's best to use glass or metal instruments rather than plastic, as plastic sometimes retains oil even after washing.
Meringue Ingredients
Meringue for 8 inch pie
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Meringue for 9 inch pie
- 5 egg whites at room temperature
- 8 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Glass, stainless steel, or copper bowl (if copper, don't add cream of tartar or other acid)
- 2 cookie sheets (optional)
- Parchment paper (optional)
Make the Meringue
- Use only the purest ingredients when making meringue. Egg whites with any impurities, including remnants of egg yolk, won't froth well.FXCuisine: Make Your Own Meringues
- Place the oven racks in the center of the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 200° F.
- Line each cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the salt and egg whites in your bowl, making sure that the whites are completely free from any speck of egg yolk.
- Beat the whites on medium speed until they form soft peaks.
- Add the sugar gradually to the whites, continuing to beat.
- Stop beating once all of the sugar is incorporated.
Bake the Meringue
- You can use meringue in quite a few ways. You can bake it on top of a sweet dessert, form it into the shape of a pie shell and bake it before filling it, or form it into meringue kisses to bake and eat.
For Meringue Kisses
- Use a teaspoon or piping bag to dollop mounds of the meringue onto the cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Put the cookie sheets into the preheated oven.
- Leave the oven door ajar by placing a wooden spoon handle or ball of aluminum foil inside the opening.FXCuisine: Make Your Own Meringues
- Bake for around two hours, or until the meringues are completely dry throughout.
For a Meringue Pie Shell
- Grease a cookie sheet with nonstick spray.Epicurious.com: Meringue Recipe
- Spoon the meringue onto the cookie sheet and use the back of the spoon or a spatula to form it into a pie shell shape.Epicurious.com: Meringue Recipe
- Put the meringue in your preheated oven and bake until dry throughout, as with the meringue kisses.
Variations
- You can easily twist the traditional meringue by adding flavorings, toppings, or fillings.
- Use brown sugar instead of white.
- Fold a few handfuls of chocolate chips or nuts into the meringue before baking.MarthaStewart.com: Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
- Add a 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite flavoring -- vanilla, almond, orange, or another extract -- after you finish adding the sugar.
- Add food coloring after the sugar for a more playful treat.
- Make an Italian meringue by boiling the sugar in water before adding it to the egg whites.Food Network: Italian Meringue
Conclusion
- Impress and delight your friends when you bring your fluffy meringues to your next get-together. Meringues are both tasty and low in fat, so there's no question of failing to please the crowd. Grill some salmon and make a pitcher of sangria to combine with your meringues for a fun summer meal.
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