LEMON MERINGUE FLOWERS
These floral meringues are perfect for spring. With bursts of lemon, they taste as sunny as they look. Don't worry if the petals look messy -- the candied peel at the center of each flower covers flaws.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Cookie Recipes
Time 3h
Yield Makes 40
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Whisk egg whites, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until foamy. Slowly whisk in sugar. Whisk until stiff peaks just begin to form. Fold in lemon zest.
- Transfer mixture to a pastrybag fitted with a 1/2-inch plainround tip. Pipe forty 5-petaled1 1/2-inch flowers onto parchment-linedbaking sheets. (For eachpetal, pipe a small mound ofmeringue, and drag it into centerto form a teardrop shape. Repeat4 times, working in a circle.)Place a candied lemon squarein center of each flower.
- Bake until meringues arecrisp and lift off parchmenteasily, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Let cool.
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