Our grandsons love to bake, and know that the best was to replenish the cookie jar is to make more! And so they did! Dylan had spotted my purchase of "Peppermint Dust" and said we needed to make meringues. They're truly so easy to make, and several of us in this community have a wonderful memory of making mini-Pavlova at Junko's @jyokota house with Taffy @taffy , and several others when Pam @pamknowler and I visited Chicago...all because we'd met on 365!
Making and Baking Memories as we cruise into 2024!
Oh my goodness you took me straight back to those wonderful days in Chicago when we had the most fabulous 365 meet-up! That was the start of my fantastic trips to Chicago and then to Nova Scotia and on to Newfoundland! 365 opened so many doors for me and I have made such great friends! Now I need to bake some mini meringues using your recipe! Happy New Year to you and Ken!
@fbailey Truly, if you have a piping tube and a tip (or, as my mother did, just dollop them onto a teflon or parchment mat) . A dry, sunny day is best, and a low, slow oven for 60 minutes, @pamknowler was visiting and learned to make them easily! Small is easy and Pinterest will have any number of recipes...just egg whites, sugar, vanilla, dash of salt and cream of tarter! 4 egg whites make about 75 kisses! Give it a try and share with us!...sealed in a tight tin, they'll last as long as you can resist eating them!
@Weezilou Oh thank you so much! I will def try this out. My lemon meringue pie toppings were always pale brown and soft (still v nice though). Long and slow is the way to go!
Meringues for pie are a different ratio of egg white to sugar, and the Cream of Tarter is the necessary drying ingredient for these small ones to make them "snappy crisp"! Only last night I came across a Pinterest recipe I want to try and it seems to bring the two things we love together! Give this a try! https://winsteadwandering.com/lemon-meringue-pie-bites/ Because of the powdered sugar, it's going to make a softer meringue (looks delicious!). (I would also add 1/2t Vanilla and a pinch of salt to the meringue. ) If you're a proficient cook, you could use the egg yokes to make the lemon curd!
I'll find and enclose the recipe for the kisses...I just make them from memory anymore, but I wouldn't want to leave out any details. (Like, leave your eggs to come to room temp before separating them; I always set out 5 "just in case!")
January 7th, 2024
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