Swiss meringues


Swiss meringues
Swiss meringues are a variant of the classic French meringue. The eggs whites and sugar are beaten together in a bain-marie at first, then beaten stiff as normal. This makes for a firmer meringue which can be used to make small items or figures to decorate cakes or ice creams (such as mushrooms, snowmen, etc.).
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Last modified on: June 2nd 2015
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Swiss meringues
Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).

Put 60 g egg white and 100 g icing sugar into a food-processor bowl.

Stage 2 - 7 min.
Swiss meringues
Beat to mix thoroughly, then place the bowl over a pan of water kept at a bare simmer.

Beat the mixture until the temperature reaches 50°C (122°F), using a thermometer to check this.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Swiss meringues
Return the bowl to the food processor and beat on maximum speed for around 5 minutes.

Stage 4
Swiss meringues
You will notice that the mixture is not as light as for a classic meringue, but much creamier.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Swiss meringues
Pipe your meringues onto a sheet of cooking parchment using a forcing bag.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Swiss meringues
Dust with a little cocoa powder if you wish (purely decorative).

Stage 7 - 45 min.
Swiss meringues
Bake for 45 minutes...

Stage 8
Swiss meringues
...and prop the oven door open with a wooden spoon to allow the steam to escape.

Stage 9 - 10 min.
Swiss meringues
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Keeping: After Gaston Lenôtre.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe3 RDI=1 %100 RDI=9 %0410 RDI=20 %1,730 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g1 RDI=1 %60 RDI=6 %0260 RDI=10 %1,080 RDI: 10 %
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
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