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Royal icing

Royal icing is a mixture of egg white and icing sugar. From its pasty consistency when fresh, it dries to give a lovely white crust.

193 K 4.4/5 (38 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

0.40 €

240 g

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 12^th 2012

For 240 g, you will need:

1 40 ml egg white
2 200 ml icing sugar
3 1 teaspoon lemon juice

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40 g 60 g 120 g 240 g 360 g

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Put 40 ml egg white and 200 ml icing sugar in a bowl.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Tip in half the icing sugar.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Mix thoroughly with a whisk.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Add more icing sugar a spoonful at a time, beating well each time.

Continue until you have a smooth paste which leaves a point when you lift the whisk out.

Stage 5

Your royal icing is ready for use, to coat a cake or sweets, like calissons, for example.

Remarks

The proportions of egg white and sugar are fairly approximate. It is important to arrive at the right pasty texture, whatever weight of sugar you are using.

The lemon juice gives a brighter whiteness, but you can colour royal icing with a few drops of food colouring if you prefer.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	2 RDI=1 %	200 RDI=20 %	0	810 RDI=40 %	3,390 RDI: 40 %
Per 100 g	0	80 RDI=8 %	0	330 RDI=20 %	1,380 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg

How much will it cost?

For 240 g : 0.85 €

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