Meringue Snowmen

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   The right products.

2. Step 2:

   

   Separate the whites from the yolks.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add sugar. The ratio of protein and sugar should be 1:2, i.e. sugar is twice as much by weight as protein.

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   Mix the proteins with sugar with a whisk and put on a steam bath. Stir the mixture all the time with a whisk for 5 minutes until the sugar crystals disappear.

5. Step 5:

   

   The protein mixture will have a temperature of about 60 degrees. Beat the meringue with a mixer.

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   Beat the meringue until it cools down and acquires a dense consistency, white color, glossiness, and the grooves from the mixer will not remain clear. About halfway through the whipping process, pour in the lemon juice.

7. Step 7:

   

   Meringue is divided into three parts - one part is left white, the second is tinted with a small amount of blue gel dye, and the third is painted over a little more to get a deeper blue color.

8. Step 8:

   

   Arrange the meringue into three pastry bags.

9. Step 9:

   

   The nozzle for meringue snowmen made of white mass is round with a diameter of 1.3 cm; for blue meringue, the nozzle is 1M open star; for blue meringue, a small star.

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    Put the meringue-snowmen, snowflakes, stars on a baking sheet covered with parchment.

12. Step 11:

    

    Decorate meringue with pastry sprinkles before drying.

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    Dry the meringue in a preheated 75-80 degree oven for about 2 hours. Meringue should be completely dry, easily separated from the parchment.

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    Snowmen can additionally be decorated by drawing their faces with gel food dyes.

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    Put the meringue on a beautiful white dish.

16. Step 15:

    

    That's how funny snowmen turn out!

17. Step 16:

    

    Children will be delighted!

18. Step 17:

    

    Bon appetit! Have a fun holiday!