Name: Rose meringues
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 3 egg whites, at room temperature; 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon rosewater; 4 drops pink food colouring; 1 tablespoon pink cachous

Rose meringues

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Makes 12 Item

Prep

10M

Cook

45M

Total

55M

Ingredients

3 egg whites, at room temperature

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon rosewater

4 drops pink food colouring

1 tablespoon pink cachous

Method

1.Preheat oven to 120°C/100°C fan forced. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a small clean dry bowl until frothy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar; beat until stiff and glossy. Add rosewater and food colouring; beat for 2 minutes more. Spoon meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm plain nozzle. Pipe 4.5cm wide rounds, 2cm apart, onto prepared trays. Sprinkle tops with cachous.

3.Bake for 40-45 minutes or until crisp. Turn off oven. Cool in oven. Serve.

Add food colouring 1 drop at a time until you achieve the desired colour. Day before: Make meringues. Make biscuits (don’t dust with icing sugar). Store in airtight containers.
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