How to make Italian meringue
The Italian meringue is very easy to make and it is ideal to decorate cakes and bakery.
Italian meringue: Recipe and tips
The Italian meringue should be used as soon as it is made, as it loses its consistency and becomes difficult to handle once it gets cold.
This meringue can be stored in a freezer for 3 months without losing its original qualities. You can use this meringue in many sweet preparations and pastry making such as ice creams, cakes, creams, mousses, sweet dough etc.
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Ingredients to make Italian meringue:
- 4 egg whites.
- 1 cup sugar (250 grs).
- 1/2 cup water (125 cm3) or the amount needed to scarcely cover the sugar.
Preparation:
On a small pot combine the sugar and water. Then, cook it at a low heat until syrup is formed. While cooking the syrup, in the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the egg whites on low speed until foamy.
With the mixer running, pour the hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over the fluffed egg whites. Beat until the egg whites are stiff and be warm or at room temperature.
"This meringue can be stored in a freezer for 3 months without losing its original qualities."
Tips to reach a perfect meringue
- Eggs should be fresh and at room temperature.
- Once egg whites are separated from the yolks, there should be no yolks remaining in the egg whites.
- The more refined the sugar is, the more delicate and pure the meringue will be.
- If you want the meringue to be extra white, you can add some lemon juice drops at the end of the beating process.
- If you make the meringue to decorate a dessert or cake, you can add 1 or 2 tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar (after adding all the syrup) for the meringue to be stiffer and protected from room humidity.
- The proportion between egg whites and sugar is: One part of egg whites for two parts of sugar.
- As eggs are different in size, you should measure the egg whites in a little pot or cup and calculate the double amount of sugar.
