Meringues Cookies
Meringues are so beautiful yet so easy to make! In this French Meringues recipe we guide you step by step to obtain the tastiest treats!
Equipment
- Pastry bag with nozzle of your choice
- Baking Tray
- Parchment Paper
- Kitchen Aid (with Whisking element) or equivalent
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 5 Egg Whites
- 200 grams Sugar
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- ΒΌ tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 pinch Salt
Instructions
- In your Kitchen Aid mixing bowl, add the egg whites, vanilla extract, salt and lemon juice
- Start mixing at high speed for about 2 minutes
- Once a creamy yet still soft texture starts to form, reduce speed to medium and start adding the sugar very progressively, one tbsp at a time. Each tbsp should take around 5 seconds, not less
- Once all the sugar has been incorporated, keep mixing until you obtain a mixture that appears firm enough to hold together
- When you reach the desired texture, pour your meringue mixture in a pastry bag equipped with the nozzle of your choice
- Add the parchment paper on your baking tray
- Start giving shapes to your meringues by squeezing the pastry bag. Make sure to keep some space between them so the air in the oven flow evenly
- Preheat your oven at 95 degrees Celsius (203 degrees Fahrenheit) with convection on
- Place your baking tray in the middle of the oven and let your meringues cook for an hour
- Once an hour has passed, keep your oven door closed, turn off your oven and let your meringues sit there for 2 hours. This will help them dry up.
- Afterwards, make sure to place them in a closed tupperware. This will preserve them from humidity.
Notes
Our Cooking Hints
- Never open the oven in the middle of your meringues cooking!
- Don't be tempted to raise the oven's temperature. The secret of French meringues is to cook them at low temperature so they don't burn
- Never put the meringues in the fridge. Only in a closed tupperware
- Meringues can be safely consumed for up to 10 days if well sealed