Meringues (Plain And Chocolate Filled)

Title: Meringues (Plain And Chocolate Filled)

Categories: Yield: 1 servings

4 Egg whites

1 ts Pure vanilla extract

1 c Super fine sugar

Chocolate Ganache:

6 oz Bittersweet chocolate --

Broken in pieces

1/2 c Scalded whipping cream

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Have egg whites at about 70 degrees. Beat until foamy in an electric mixer or by hand. Add vanilla. While continuing to beat, add

sugar one tablespoon at a time. When the mixture

stands in stiff peaks on the beater, it is ready for baking. Fill a pastry bag with mixture and pipe onto

parchment covered baking sheet, using star tip to

create kisses. Bake about 1 hour or longer, depending

on the size. Do not remove from the oven at once, but

turn off the oven, open the door and leave them for at

least 5 minutes. Cool gradually, away from a draft.

Remove them from the sheet when cool. To prepare

chocolate ganache, pour hot, scalded cream over

chocolate. Blend until smooth. Cool. To fill

meringues, crush the bottom lightly with the thumb

while still warm. Fill the hollows with chocolate

3 dozen 1-inch Meringues

Recipe By : BAKERS' DOZEN (BETH SETRAKIAN) SHOW

BD1A10

From: Jackie Bordelon <jbord

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