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Serves: 8
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(Merengues)
Category: Other Desserts and Sweets
Delicate sweet meringues are sold in many fancy bakeries in Mexico. They make an ideal dessert filled with ice cream and fresh fruit.
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. Preheat the oven to 250°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl mix together the sugar, cream of tartar and salt. Set aside. In a medium bowl beat the egg whites with an electric beater or mixer until foamy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in the sugar mixture until the egg whites hold stiff peaks, 4 to 5 minutes.
2. Drop meringue by heaped tablespoons onto parchment paper. Wet the spoon and use the back to make indentations in the centers to form a nest and to shape the meringues into rounds about 3 inches in diameter. Swirl the excess around the outer edges. Bake 45 minutes, or until dry, crisp, and barely colored. Cool completely before using. Store in an airtight container up to 3 days. If they soften, heat in a 250° oven about 5 minutes or until crisp.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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