If you miss the meringues it is because you have not yet acquired a good, bench mixer. Once I got it, the meringues became like nuts in our house.
The main difference between meringue and pavlova is that the meringue is crunchy while the latter is soft inside, like cream or like soft nougat. What makes Pavlova soft internally is the combination of two materials: vinegar and corn flour.
So here they are! They stand fine in their place, inflate as much as they should and become balls ready to be decorated either before or after baking. Because I never have enough time and mood for finesse, I garnished it before baking with pistachios and chopped cranberries. I christened them Christmas balls and gave them as a gift.
Of all the sweets, meringues, jellies and pastries are the most dietary because they have only sugar, no fat.
Preparation time ; 1 hour
Ingredients
150 ml egg whites (4 large eggs)
220g white fine sugar (pass it in the mortar or in the multi)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons orange blossom water
For the decoration
pistachio, grated on the grater
dried cranberries, finely chopped
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celsius, in the air.
Beat the egg whites in the mixer until firm and topped. Add the sugar spoon by spoon, the lemon, the flower water and continue beating until it becomes a very thick and shiny meringue.
Stick, with a little mixture on the four corners, non-stick paper on 2 baking sheets.
Slide the cream spoon over the mixture to fill it, with no air gaps. Open and close the plate a few times so that the meringue falls on the non-stick paper. Continue until you have filled both sheets. Place at a short distance from each other, do not swell too much in width. Sprinkle with nuts and cranberries.
Put both plates in the oven, position 1 and 3, and bake for 1 hour. Turn off the oven and leave the meringues inside until completely cooled. It takes about two hours. About 55 meringue balls come out.
Store in an airtight container to prevent moisture from entering.
If you bake the balls white you can decorate with chocolate or with colored royal icing.
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