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Meringue Topping
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Meringue Topping

Egg whites whipped with sugar added gradually into a white, glossy, very stiff foam: piped or spread over a tart or pie and browned with a torch or in the oven.

⏱ 6 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Whip' the egg whites' on medium speed, until it starts to foam.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixer
    💡Whip egg whites in a clean, dry bowl, without a drop of yolk.
  2. 2
    Add the sugar one tablespoon at a time, without stopping the mixer, and whip about 5 more minutes, until the foam is white, glossy and very stiff.
    Hand mixerorStand mixer
    💡The sugar goes in slowly, only after the egg whites are already foamy: sugar added all at once weighs down the foam, and the meringue never reaches full volume and gloss.
  3. 3
    Spread the meringue over the filling with a spoon, in swirls, until it is completely covered.
  4. 4
    Scorch the top of the meringue with a torch until golden.
    Kitchen torch
206calories
3 gprotein
50 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 95%● fat 0%

Per serving (75 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3)

  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Kitchen torch · Also works: Broiler (Oven broiler, less control)
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer · one of them

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  • Possible additions: Browning in the oven (minutes) (10) · Lemon juice · Coconut

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