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Strawberry Meringues

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup +2 tbs. sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup powdered freeze dried strawberries
  • 5 oz. melted dark chocolate

Instructions

  1. First, blend your freeze dried strawberries in a small food processor or blender. Set aside. 

  2. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees, and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. 

  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites and sugar together and place over a double boiler. Whisk frequently, and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5-10 minutes. 

  4. Transfer to your stand mixer, and use the whisk attachment. Whip on medium speed for 10-15 minutes, or until the mixture has become very thick and glossy. Beat in the salt. 

  5. Sift the strawberry powder into the egg white mixture to remove any larger pieces, and reserve the larger pieces to sprinkle on the chocolate later on. Fold the strawberry powder gently into the beaten egg white mixture. 

  6. Transfer the meringue to a large piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Use a few small dabs of the mixture to adhere the parchment paper to your baking sheet. Pipe the meringue kisses onto your baking sheet, keeping them very close together to ensure you have room- they will not spread at all while baking. Bake the meringues for 1 hour and 10 minutes, and then turn off the oven. Leave the meringues in the oven without opening the door for an additional hour. 

  7. Let the meringues cool completely before dipping in melted dark chocolate (optional) and sprinkling with the reserved strawberry powder. Let the chocolate set, and enjoy!