Easy Meringue Bites

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Easy Meringue Bites

I love little meringue bites, they can be used in so many different ways!
These are for spring and I flavored them with strawberry and lemon, each little puff is a taste of heaven.


You will need:

4 large egg whites at room temp
1/2 tea cream of tartar
1/8 tea salt
1 cup fine granulated sugar
1 tea vanilla

Preheat oven to 225 F

Place egg whites in stand mixer (be sure its painfully clean, the slightest bit of fat will keep the whites from whipping up).  Start whipping the egg whites and when a little foaming starts add the cream of tartar and salt.  Turn on high and let whip until stiff peaks form.  Reduce speed to medium and start adding your sugar.   I use superfine sugar if you don't have it just throw granulated sugar into a blender and give it a couple whirls... Not too many, you don't want powdered sugar.
Add sugar SLOWLY, one teaspoon at a time.  Once its all incorporated stop, scrape the sides of the bowl and then set it to high again to get back to stiff peaks. This takes 3 to 5 minutes.

Fill pastry bags with meringue and pipe onto parchment lined sheet pans.  Place in oven and bake for 1 hour.  Turn of heat and let your meringue bites cool, in the oven for a couple of hours.  Do not open the oven door, just walk away and let them cool slowly.


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