French Meringue
Also called common meringue, French meringue is a simple meringue made by whipping egg whites and beating in granulated sugar.
Ingredients
- 8 oz (250 g) egg whites
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar or a few drops lemon juice
- 8 oz (250 g) granulated sugar
- 8 oz (250 g) superfine sugar or sifted confectioners' sugar
Steps
- Whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until they reach soft peaks.
- Add the first amount of sugar, little by little, while beating by hand or machine.
- Whip until stiff.
- Stop beating and fold in the remaining sugar, if used, with a spatula.
- Use as desired or in your recipe.
More recipes with eggs or cream of tartar
Adapted from “French Meringue” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.