Meringue Cream Recipe
Ingredients
| Egg whites | 2 | |
| Lemon juice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Meringue | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1 teaspoon instant coffee, powder or crystals | ||
| Heavy cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Filling | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Brandy | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Red food coloring | ||
Directions
1. Line two large cookie sheets with brown paper; draw twenty-four 1 1/2-inch rounds, 2 inches apart, on each paper.
2. Beat egg whites with lemon juice until foamy-white and double in volume with electric mixer at high speed in a small bowl. Beat in the 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until meringue stands in firm peaks; beat in vanilla and instant coffee.
3. Attach a fancy tip to a pastry bag; fill bag with meringue. Starting at center of each circle on paper, press out meringue to form tiny shells. (If you do not have a pastry bag, spread 1 tablespoonful of meringue into each circle, building up edge slightly.)
4. Bake in very slow oven (250°) 1 hour, or until delicately golden. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes; loosen carefully from paper with a spatula; cool completely on wire racks. (If shells are made ahead, place in a single layer in a large, shallow pan and store in a cool, dry place.)
5. About an hour before serving, beat cream with the 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff in a medium-size bowl; stir in brandy extract and a few drops red food coloring to tint pink. Spoon about 2 teaspoonfuls into each meringue shell, swirling top to a peak. Chill until serving time.
2. Beat egg whites with lemon juice until foamy-white and double in volume with electric mixer at high speed in a small bowl. Beat in the 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until meringue stands in firm peaks; beat in vanilla and instant coffee.
3. Attach a fancy tip to a pastry bag; fill bag with meringue. Starting at center of each circle on paper, press out meringue to form tiny shells. (If you do not have a pastry bag, spread 1 tablespoonful of meringue into each circle, building up edge slightly.)
4. Bake in very slow oven (250°) 1 hour, or until delicately golden. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes; loosen carefully from paper with a spatula; cool completely on wire racks. (If shells are made ahead, place in a single layer in a large, shallow pan and store in a cool, dry place.)
5. About an hour before serving, beat cream with the 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff in a medium-size bowl; stir in brandy extract and a few drops red food coloring to tint pink. Spoon about 2 teaspoonfuls into each meringue shell, swirling top to a peak. Chill until serving time.
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