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Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins

total: 2 hrs 45 mins

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

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Ingredients

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6 large egg whites, room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

1 drop pink soft gel-paste food coloring, such as AmeriColor (available at globalsugarart.com)

3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

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Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins

total: 2 hrs 45 mins

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

meringue-trees-174-d112435.jpg

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins

total: 2 hrs 45 mins

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins

total: 2 hrs 45 mins

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

prep: 45 mins

total: 2 hrs 45 mins

prep:

45 mins

total:

2 hrs 45 mins

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen

Makes about 2 dozen

meringue-trees-174-d112435.jpg

meringue-trees-174-d112435.jpg

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 6 large egg whites, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 drop pink soft gel-paste food coloring, such as AmeriColor (available at globalsugarart.com)
  • 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment.

Place 3 egg whites and granulated sugar in a mixer bowl set over a pot of simmering water and heat, whisking occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot, about 3 minutes.

Transfer bowl to mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on high speed until stiff but not dry peaks form and bottom of bowl is cool to the touch, 3 to 5 minutes. Fold in 1 teaspoon cornstarch and vinegar, then gel paste. Transfer meringue to a large pastry bag (with no tip).

Add remaining 3 egg whites and brown sugar to clean mixer bowl set over pot of simmering water. Heat, whisking occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot, about 3 minutes.

Transfer bowl to mixer and beat on high speed until stiff but not dry peaks form and bottom of bowl is cool to the touch, 3 to 5 minutes. Fold in remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and transfer to another large pastry bag (with no tip).

Fit a third pastry bag with a large open-star tip (such as Ateco #829). Lay bag on its side; pipe white-sugar meringue to fill one side, then brown-sugar meringue to fill other side. Pipe small dots of combined meringue in corners of prepared baking sheets to secure parchment. Holding pastry bag at a 90-degree angle about 1/2 inch above parchment, pipe base layer of each tree, about 2 inches in diameter, in a swirling fashion. Lift bag straight up, yielding a “kiss” shape. Pipe a smaller layer on top, followed by an even smaller top layer to complete the tree. Be careful to hold the piping bag completely vertical as you work so that the trees don?t lean or fall over.

Transfer sheets to oven and reduce heat to 200 degrees. Bake until meringues feel firm but still pliable and are not taking on any color, about 2 hours. Let cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks. Trees can be stored in a single layer (without touching) in an airtight container up to 1 week.

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