Meringues (Plain And Chocolate Filled)

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Title: Meringues (Plain And Chocolate Filled)
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Yield: 1 servings

4 Egg whites
1 ts Pure vanilla extract
1 c Super fine sugar
Chocolate Ganache:
6 oz Bittersweet chocolate --
Broken in pieces
1/2 c Scalded whipping cream

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Have egg whites at about
70 degrees. Beat until foamy in an electric mixer or
by hand. Add vanilla. While continuing to beat, add
sugar one tablespoon at a time. When the mixture
stands in stiff peaks on the beater, it is ready for
baking. Fill a pastry bag with mixture and pipe onto
parchment covered baking sheet, using star tip to
create kisses. Bake about 1 hour or longer, depending
on the size. Do not remove from the oven at once, but
turn off the oven, open the door and leave them for at
least 5 minutes. Cool gradually, away from a draft.
Remove them from the sheet when cool. To prepare
chocolate ganache, pour hot, scalded cream over
chocolate. Blend until smooth. Cool. To fill
meringues, crush the bottom lightly with the thumb
while still warm. Fill the hollows with chocolate
ganache. Yield: 3 dozen 1-inch Meringues

Recipe By : BAKERS' DOZEN (BETH SETRAKIAN) SHOW
#BD1A10

From: Jackie Bordelon <jbord@premier.Ne

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