{"id":4083,"date":"2014-07-26T00:02:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2014-07-26T00:06:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T22:06:21","slug":"recipe-baked-french-meringues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/recipes\/meringues\/recipe-baked-french-meringues","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Baked French meringues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before going through this simple recipe, let me recap one important thing: <strong>meringues are simply a mixture of egg whites and sugar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the technical definition and there is<strong> no mention about the ratio of sugar<\/strong> to egg whites, <strong>nor whether they are soft or hard<\/strong>, baked or broiled.<\/p>\n<p>So, whenever you are adding whipped egg whites with sugar to a cake batter, you are technically adding a meringue.<\/p>\n<p>Then, there is the <strong>most famous type of meringue<\/strong>, the one most people know and that you can buy in bakeries: the <strong>baked meringues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues311.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe-Baked-French-meringues31\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues311.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues311-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that is exactly what this post is about: <strong>how to make the perfect baked meringues?<\/strong> You will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Room-temperature ingredients<\/strong>: room-temperature egg whites increase more in volume compared to \u00a0refrigerated ones<\/li>\n<li>A quantity of <strong>sugar<\/strong> that is double the weight of egg whites (this is the standard recipe, but the ratio might vary)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: baked meringues are <strong>not really &#8220;baked&#8221;<\/strong>; they are just &#8220;<strong>dried out<\/strong>&#8220;<strong> for several hours<\/strong>: the water in them evaporates in the oven, whose ideal temperature is 80\u00b0C-110\u00b0C. The result is\u00a0crisp, sugary meringues, which are perfectly dried up to the core.<br \/>\n<em>If you&#8217;re in a hurry, forget about making meringues<\/em>\u00a0and forget about\u00a0a higher\u00a0oven temperature: it won&#8217;t work, believe me! \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French meringues are less stable<\/strong> than other types (e.g. Italian or Swiss meringues) and should be baked\/used as soon as possible. Also remember that <strong>egg whites foam best at medium rather than high speed<\/strong>: this\u00a0allows meringues to have a more solid and stable structure.<\/p>\n<p>Meringues can be <strong>enhanced with liquid flavourings and colourings<\/strong> and then piped in any shape you want, from simple, plain drops&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues27.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe-Baked-French-meringues27\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues27.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues27-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;to star-shaped drops&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4082\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or even big rounds that can be used as the bottom of modern cakes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4086\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues19.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe-Baked-French-meringues19\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues19.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues19-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, of course: <strong>egg whites are very touchy! They<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>will not foam<\/strong> at all if there is <strong>any trace of fat<\/strong> in them; so before whipping, make sure the <strong>mixing bowl is perfectly clean<\/strong> (and dried at room temperature or with a clean paper towel) and that there are <strong>no traces of yolk<\/strong> in the egg whites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmc-recipe\" id=\"gmc-print-4067\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" style=\"\">\n                        <meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\" \/>\n                <h2 class=\"gmc-recipe-title \" itemprop=\"name\">Baked French meringues<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"gmc-print-area\">\n                \n            <a class=\"gmc-print-options gmc-print-hidden\" href=\"#\" id=\"gmc-print-options-4067\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/getmecooking-recipe-template\/images\/print.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>Print 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                        2                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"gmc-step-desc\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Gradually add the remaining 80g of granulated sugar when the egg whites start foaming.                                    <\/div> \n                                <\/div>                         <!--<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>-->\n                                           <!--<tr>\n                        <td>-->\n                                                              <!--<td>-->\n\n                                <div id=\"gmc-step-list-title-wide\" class=\"stepBlock\">\t\n                                    <div class=\"stepImage\">\n                                        <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues10.jpg\" rel=\"gmc-recipe-4067\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues10-300x200.jpg\" class=\"gmc-step-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues10.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"stepNumber\">\n                                        3                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"gmc-step-desc\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Two main options now: <br \/>\r\n1) Either gradually add 100g of granulated sugar when the egg whites are already whipped to stiff peaks OR<br \/>\r\n2) Fold in with a spatula 100g of powdered sugar into the finished meringue<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThis is also the moment to add colourings and flavourings                                    <\/div> \n                                <\/div>                         <!--<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>-->\n                                           <!--<tr>\n                        <td>-->\n                                                              <!--<td>-->\n\n                                <div id=\"gmc-step-list-title-wide\" class=\"stepBlock\">\t\n                                    <div class=\"stepImage\">\n                                        <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15.jpg\" rel=\"gmc-recipe-4067\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recipe-Baked-French-meringues15-300x200.jpg\" class=\"gmc-step-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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              5                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"gmc-step-desc\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Bake at 100\u00b0C for at least two hours with the oven door slightly open. The baked meringue should be completely dried out and not soft inside.                                    <\/div> \n                                <\/div>                         <!--<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>-->\n                               <\/div>\n                    \n\n<\/div>\n\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before going through this simple recipe, let me recap one important thing: meringues are simply a mixture of egg whites and sugar. That&#8217;s the technical definition and there is no mention about the ratio of sugar to egg whites, nor whether they are soft or hard, baked or broiled. 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