Tronchetto Christmas
Desserts from Italy
meringues
meringues
ready in
2 hours
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
Everyone in the family love them and so I asked: - Why do not you try them? Groped costs nothing, and this is the result. What do you think?
preparation
step 1
Put in a saucepan sugar, egg whites, salt and vanilla and cook in a double boiler.
step 2
You have to mix well with a whisk and with the help of a cooking thermometer must not exceed 37 °.
step 3
Maintain this temperature for 7 minutes, after which remove the pot from the stove and let the mixture stand for about 10 minutes.
step 4
After this time with a whisk continue beating until the mixture doubles in volume.
step 5
But be careful you will get a smooth and sticky compound, very different from the whites beaten stiff.
step 6
Put the mixture into a piping bag with a spout a few star and on a baking sheet lined cartaforno form your meringues.
step 7
Bake in a preheated oven, the first 5 minutes at 150 ° and the remaining 90 minutes at 100 degrees.
step 8
If you wish, you can decorate them with chocolate or coral colored sugar