Italian Meringue
Italian meringue is made with sugar cooked to 120°C or 248°F. This is different from the French, which is made from caster sugar. The cooked sugar gives a softer meringue which can be added to other preparations or use as it is.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: June 2nd 2015
For 270 g, you will need:
- 0
3 egg whites - 1
180 g caster sugar - 2
4 tablespoons water - 3
1 pinch fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 330 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 12 min. | 30 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few minutes, not more.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 12 min.
Mix 180 g caster sugar with 4 tablespoons water and put on to cook "to soft ball stage", which means 120°C or 248°F (a thermometer is very useful here).
Stage 2 - 3 min.
When sugar temperature approachs 115°C or 239°F, start beating 3 egg whites with 1 pinch fine (or table) salt.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
When sugar reaches 120°C or 248°F, pour it slowly onto the egg-whites, while beating on medium speed.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
You are going to get a very smooth and hot meringue, leave the mixer running for a further 10 minutes while the meringue cools down.
Your italian meringue is ready.
Your italian meringue is ready.
Remarks
The difficulty is in the cooking of the sugar, and adding it slowly to whipped egg-whites. Take care, it's hot!
Basic proportions: 60 g caster sugar per egg white.
Basic proportions: 60 g caster sugar per egg white.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 738 Kcal or 3,090 Kj | 5 gr | 180 gr | 0 gr |
| 37 % | 2 % | 17 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 224 Kcal or 938 Kj | 1 gr | 55 gr | 0 gr |
| 11 % | 1 % | 5 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 270 g : 0.41 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pancake batter, Kouign-amann, Flaked almond tart, How to succeed in making sabayon (syllabub), Apple paste, ... All |
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| Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche royale, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Amiens macaroons, Armagnac marzipan, ... All |
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