Halloween Bones Recipes

HALLOWEEN BONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff, starting on a low speed and gradually on a higher speed.
• Then start adding the sugar, a tablespoon at the time, keep beating until you have a thick and glossy meringue.
• Line baking trays with paper.
• Using a piping bag with a plain nozzle, pipe a straight meringue bone/line of approx 4 inch long, pipe 2 meringue balls at each end of the bone/line.
• Take of any pointy bits meringue on the balls with a small knife or use scissors.
• Bake the bones for 1 ¼ to 1-½ hours until they have dried out, let them cool on the paper.
• If you like the bones to look more brittle, then mix in some chopped nuts.
• The yield will depend on how large you make the bones and on the size of the nozzle.

MERINGUE BONES AND GHOSTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
• Whisk eggs whites and lemon juice together in a bowl until thick, white, and foamy. Add sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking constantly, until meringue is shiny, thick, and holds its shape.
• Transfer meringue to a piping bag. Pipe 12 bone shapes onto a prepared baking sheet. Pipe 12 puffs to resemble ghosts onto the remaining baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dried and firm, about 1 hour. Turn off the oven, close the door, and cool until completely dried, about 1 hour more.
• Dip the tip of a toothpick into melted chocolate and dot chocolate "eyes" on each of the ghosts.

SWEET BONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Put egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture feels warm to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Return bowl to mixer, and fit mixer with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until very stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip, such as a Wilton #1A. Pipe bone shapes, each 5 to 6 inches long, onto two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Make meringue bones using one continuous motion: Begin by piping a horizontal S shape at top. Continue piping meringue downward in a straight line to form the middle of the bone. Finish by making another horizontal S shape at the bottom. Repeat until all of the meringue is used up.
• Bake until crisp throughout, about 1 hour. Let cool completely on a wire rack.