MERINGUE GHOSTS
90 g egg whites
[about 1 large egg]
180 g icing sugar [sifted]
pinch salt
chocolate
[or food colouring]
_ preheat oven to 80°C [no circulating air]
_ place egg whites and salt in a bowl and beat at high speed until soft peaks start to form
_ slowly start adding a little icing sugar at a time
_ beat until all sugar is incorporated and the meringue is shiny and firm
[about 10 minutes - meringue should keep its shape without dripping even a little]
_ transfer meringue into a piping bag with a thick round opening
[2-3 cm depending on how big you want your ghosts]
_ pipe little ghosts onto a baking paper lined baking tray
_ place inside the oven and dry for about 90 minutes
_ turn off the heat and leave the meringues inside the oven until cooled down
[ideally leave the ghosts in the oven over night]
_ use a wooden skewer to paint little chocolate or food colouring eyes onto your ghosts
MERINGUE GEISTER
90 g Eiweiß
[etwa 1 großes Ei]
180 g Puderzucker [gesiebt]
Prise Salz
Schokolade
[oder Lebensmittelfarbe]