Righty-o, I’ve had a thing with egg whites lately. Macarons, mostly. But really, with egg whites you can’t beat a nice, simple meringue, am I right? You can eat this just plain, but you can also dip them in chocolate, or drizzle them with chocolate, or use them like marshmallows in hot chocolate…..in case you haven’t noticed, they pair really well with chocolate.
And they’re super pretty! Smooth, pure white and glossy, with food prettiness it’s right up there with melted chocolate and perfectly smooth vanilla bean Crème Anglaise served over chocolate ice cream……beautiful and yummy at the same time!
I also love how strong they are before you bake them. I mean, if you stick your hand in it, a thick, smooth cupcake or muffin batter is around the same consistency, but does it stand up by itself before you bake it? Not a chance!
After sitting in the oven for like 90 seconds, I couldn’t resist snapping a picture of them. I also like that one right in the middle that has the long, droopy top. See it? I love it.
Right? Huh? I know that somewhere, deep down inside, you agree with me. Also, you can see the meringue I’m talking about. Second row, forth to the right. It stayed like that all through baking. However, I didn’t get to eat it. Someone else in my house did. Either Dad, Mom, or my brother. Or the dog, if he somehow got ahold of it. I wouldn’t put it past him.
After baking. Told you the droopy one stayed the same. Sorry about the weird shadows at the edge of the picture. You know those two little black flaps that slide over the lens of the camera? Well, they didn’t slid all the way up. I had to later push them up with my finger.
A close up! I love how wavy they turned out. I used my smallest star tip to pipe them out. You can really have fun with these, I bet you could even turn these into little swirled roses if you wanted. Maybe even use an ice cream scoop to make them look like scoops of ice cream and arrange them like it’s a banana split, and then film it when you’re giving it to people. I bet you’d win AFV. I might just do that.
Anyways…….
The recipe was from The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook. Someone told me years ago that I can’t post the recipe on blogs because of copyright problems, which I really don’t understand, ’cause that cookbook has easily two hundred recipes in it, possibly more. Oh well.
I can give you another recipe I like. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chocolate-covered-snow-peaks-recipe2/index.html It was on Food Network’s 12-day holiday web show a couple of years ago. It’s called the 12 Days of Cookies. They have it up all year round, take a look at it. They have some really awesome recipes. Just a hint, the Pioneer Woman’s Mint Chocolate Truffles are amazing. They vanished really fast.
So long, people! Until next time! A book is calling my name, and I really need to get my contacts out because they’ve been in for ten hours and I’m really not supposed to wear them longer than that.
Good Night! You see next time I make something!
Confections & Creations 