Chestnut Meringues

Title: CHESTNUT MERINGUES

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 36 servings

2 Egg whites

1/2 c Superfine sugar

1 ts Vanilla extract

4 Marrons glaces; chopped

2 ts Superfine sugar

--TO FINISH--

1 ts Sweetened hot chocolate mix

Grease several baking sheets; line with parchment or waxed paper. Preheat

oven to 275 F (135 C). In a very clean grease-free bowl, beat egg whites

1/2 tablespoon of the

1/2 cup sugar;

beat until sugar is incorporated and meringue is stiff and shiny. Add

remaining sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.

Beat in vanilla. Carefully fold in chopped marrons glaces. Using two small

teaspoons, spoon small oval shapes of mixture onto prepared baking sheets.

Lightly sprinkle remaining 2 teaspoons sugar over meringues. Bake

meringues 1-1/4 hours or until crisp and dry on outside, but soft in the

center; cool. Sift hot chocolate mix lightly over each meringue. Remove

meringues from paper. --