Super Meringue
(from kintyre’s recipe box)
I made lousy meringue for about 10 years before I discovered it needed cream of tartar!
Source: RecipeThing user erma (from RecipeThing user sisina)
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Categories: dessert, not tried
Ingredients
- 3 eggs, whites only
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 6 T. sugar
Directions
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Beat egg whites and salt with cream of tartar in small mixing bowl at high spped until soft peaks form.
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Add sugar gradually, beating well after every addition.
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Continue beating until meringue stands in stiff peaks.
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Spread over cooled pie filling: seal to edge.
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Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes, until browned.
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(Note: Add 2 T sugar for each add’l egg white you use.)