Meringue Recipes - Coffee Meringues Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp + 1 cup/150g confectioners'/icing sugar

• 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/2 tsp freeze-dried coffee granules

• 2 large egg whites

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract/essence

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 250°F/130°C/gas 1/2. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Sift 1 tablespoon of confectioners' sugar and the cocoa into a small bowl. Stir in the coffee granules.

3. Beat the egg whites and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form.  

4. With mixer at high speed, gradually add the remaining confectioners' sugar, beating until stiff, glossy peaks form. Fold in the cocoa mixture and vanilla.

5. Fit a pastry bag with a 1/2-inch (1-cm) star tip. Fill the pastry bag, twist the opening tightly closed, and squeeze out 2 1/2-inch (6-cm) rosettes, spacing 2 inches (5-cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the meringues are dry to the touch. Turn the oven off.

7. Carefully lift the meringues off the paper, press in the bottoms slightly, and return to the warm oven for 30 minutes more. Transfer the meringues to racks to cool completely.