Custard Filled Cinnamon Meringues Recipes

MERINGUE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, and slowly beat in sugar until very stiff and glossy. Spread mixture into a 9 inch pie plate to form a shell.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Turn oven off, and leave meringue in oven for 1 hour. Cool.

LEMON CUSTARD IN MERINGUE CUPS

Steps:

• For meringue, in a large bowl, beat the egg whites, vinegar, vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. , Line baking sheet with parchment. Spoon egg white mixture into 8 mounds on paper. Shape into cups with a spoon. , Bake at 300° for 35 minutes. Turn oven off and leave door closed; let shells dry in oven at least 1 hour. Remove shells from paper. When thoroughly cooled, store in an airtight container. , For custard, in a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch and remaining sugar and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat., Beat egg yolks. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; gently stir in the lemon juice, zest and butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Chill. , Just before serving, fill meringue shells with custard and top with whipped cream.

GRANDMA'S BAKED RICE PUDDING WITH MERINGUE

Steps:

• Place the water and rice into a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir, and reduce heat to low. Cover pan, and simmer until all water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat the egg yolks together with 1/2 cup sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the cornstarch and salt. Continue beating, and gradually pour in the milk. Stir in the cooked rice, lemon juice, and raisins. Pour the rice mixture into a baking dish, and place inside a larger baking pan. Fill the larger pan with water to 1 inch up the sides of the dish containing the rice mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the pudding is creamy and most of the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add more water to maintain the water level.
• Meanwhile, place the egg whites in a mixing bowl and beat until soft peaks form. Continue beating, and gradually add 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Remove the pudding from the oven, leaving it in the larger baking dish. Top pudding with the meringue, swirling with a spoon to create soft peaks.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven until the meringue is golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.

FAROFIAS (POACHED MERINGUES IN LEMON CUSTARD WITH CINNAMON)

Steps:

• In a deep 10- or 11-inch skillet set over moderately low heat, bring 3 cups of the milk and the lemon zest to a simmer; remove from the heat and let steep 5 minutes. Strain the milk and return to the skillet.
• Beat the egg whites to soft peaks, then add 1/2 cup of the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating all the while; continue until stiff glossy peaks form.
• Return the milk to low heat and when steam rises from the surface, drop meringue in by rounded tablespoons. (To keep meringue from sticking, dip the spoon often in hot water).
• Poach the meringues about 2 minutes in the milk, turn and poach the other side 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, carefully transfer them to a large wet plate and reserve.
• As soon as all meringues are poached, strain the milk into a medium-size heavy saucepan and mix in the remaining sugar. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup milk with the cornstarch, whisk a little of the hot milk into this mixture, then blend into the pan and cook, stirring constantly, over moderately low heat 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Beat the egg yolks lightly, whisk in a little of the hot sauce, stir back into pan and cook, stirring constantly, over low heat 2 to 3 minutes until no raw egg taste remains (do not boil or the mixture may curdle).
• Pour the hot custard into a large shallow heatproof bowl, cool 10 minutes, then float the meringues on top.
• Serve warm or well chilled, dusting the meringues with cinnamon at the last minute.

CINNAMON MERINGUES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine egg whites with cream of tartar, splenda and salt.
• Beat until soft peaks form.
• Fold in ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300°F for 30 minutes.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
• With an electric beater on low speed, whip the egg whites and vanilla until frothy. On a medium speed, add the cream of tartar and whip until they turn white and begin to stiffen. Slowly add the sugar, whipping constantly, until the whites are stiff and glossy.
• Sift the cocoa powder and cinnamon over the whites. Gently fold the cocoa and pecans into the egg whites.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of the batter, several inches apart, on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the cookies in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes with the door closed.
• Store the cooled meringues in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON MERINGUES

Steps:

• Sift together sugar and cocoa powder.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites, cinnamon, and cream of tartar with an electric mixer on medium speed until it forms soft peaks.
• Beat in the sugar mixture one tablespoon at a time.
• Beat the entire mixture on high until it's glossy and stiff.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls of batter onto the sheets, leaving 1-inch between.
• Bake at 250 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the tops feel dry to the touch.
• Cool 5 minutes, then remove from parchment paper.

LEMON MERINGUE CUSTARDS

Steps:

• Make the custard:
• In a food processor grind the sugar and the zest until the zest is chopped fine and transfer the mixture to a large saucepan. Add 1/4 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and boil the syrup for 5 minutes. Stir in the milk, the cream, and the salt and cook the mixture until it is hot, but do not let it boil. In a bowl whisk together the yolks and the whole eggs, add the hot milk mixture in a stream, whisking, and stir in the lemon juice. Strain the custard through a fine sieve into twelve 2/3-cup ramekins set in a large baking pan, add enough hot water the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins, and bake the custards in the middle of a preheated 325°F. oven for 40 minutes, or until they are just set. (Alternatively, the custard can be baked in the same manner in a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish for 1 hour, or until it is just set.) Remove the ramekins from the pan, let the custards cool completely, and chill them, covered loosely with wax paper, for at least 3 hours. The custards may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Make the meringue:
• In a small saucepan combine the sugar with 1/3 cup water and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Boil the syrup until it registers 248°F. on a candy thermometer and remove the pan from the heat. While the syrup is boiling, in a bowl with an electric mixer beat the whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks. With the mixer running add the hot syrup in a stream, beat the meringue on medium speed until it is cool, and beat in the lemon juice.
• Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, blot the top of the custard dry with paper towels, and pipe the meringue decoratively onto it. Sprinkle the meringue with the dragées, transfer the custards to a large baking pan filled with ice, and bake them in the top third of a preheated 450°F. oven for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the meringue is golden. The lemon meringue custards may be made 3 hours in advance and kept in the large baking pan filled with more ice.