We often have many egg whites into the house, for example, if we have just finished enjoying a vanilla custard 😉 . Today we’re proposing a way to use them: lime meringues.
The sour-bitter taste of lime goes very well with meringues and it dilutes thier sweetness 🙂 .
Preparing the meringues at home is not that complicated, you just need a little attention and use a few tips to whip egg whites 😉 :
- use eggs as fresh as possible
- separate with the utmost care the egg whites from the yolks
- let rest the egg out of the fridge for about half an hour, so that they reach room temperature
- do not add salt to the egg whites, because it will make the foam much less stable
Now take whips and a pastry bag and let’s work 😀 .
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Lime meringues
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 40 meringues
Ingredients
- 100 g of egg whites about 2 eggs
- 100 g of powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice
- zest of half a lime
Instructions
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Prepare a baking sheet by covering the bottom with baking paper.
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Add the juice of the lime to the egg whites. With an electric beater, begin to whip the until they will be quadrupled in volume.
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Continuing to whipping, add the sugar a little at a time, and continue beating until the result is a dense foam.
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Add the zest of lime, mix again a few seconds to distribute it evenly.
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Transfer the egg whites into a pastry bag and spread out small meringues onto the baking sheet.
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Bake them to 80-85 ° in a convection oven for about two hours.