Karp Family Recipes

Meringues

Category: Desserts, Miscellaneous

Ingredients:

1 egg white 3 T. sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 250°F. Whisk the egg white until stiff, but not dry; peaks shoudl be firm and hold their shape. Resume whisking, adding the sugar one tablespoon at a time till all the sugar is incorporated and you have a gleaming satiny mass. Pipe or spoon onto lined but not greased baking trays. Bake 60-70 minutes and leave in the switched off oven 20 mintes before removing to cool. Add small pieces of dried apricots, cheeries, peaches or chocolate chips for variations.