Royal Icing is a glaze icing originating in England. Made of egg white powder or meringue powder, powdered sugar and flavor extracts. Royal Icing is most commonly known for its use on gingerbread houses. Royal Icing can be used as a glue when thickened, or a glaze when diluted. Royal Icing is one of the easiest icings to make.
Royal Icing is made by beat ingredients until the icing starts to form peaks. This usually takes between 7 and 10 minutes on low speed with a heavy duty mixer. Hand mixers can be used for preparing royal icing but the mixture could require 10 to 12 minutes of beating to reach the proper peak stage. When making Royal Icing, it is important to have all utensils grease free to allow the icing to set properly. To make a stiffer icing the water content is reduced by a tablespoon from typical recipe amounts.http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Royal-Icing
Easy Recipe
- 4 egg whites
- 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
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How to Make Royal Icing
Follow Mahalo’s Danielle Bernabe's steps on how to make Royal Icing to prepare for decorating cookies. For multiple colors of the icing use a food dye after the mixture is prepared. Ingredients for Royal Icing are powdered sugar, warm water, and meringue powder which is used as a substitute for egg whites.
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Known for its use as glue in gingerbread houses
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Meringue powder and egg white powder are available in supermarkets
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Caution is needed when using raw egg whites
