This is the first time ever that I successfully baked meringues. The trick is to bake them for a long time in low heat. I usually bake everything on 400 F. No wonder the meringues looked good from the outside but fell right into themselves when I took them out of the oven. This time around they were in the oven for 40 minutes on 300 F and were perfect!
2 egg whites, left out of the refrigerator for 2 hours
a dash of salt
2 - 4 tablespoons sugar, I used organic fair trade cane sugar
1. Preheat oven to 300 F
2. Beat the egg whites with the dash of salt until they are stiff.
3. Add sugar slowly, beating the mixture for another 2 minutes, until the mixture is very stiff.
4. On a greased baking sheet spoon the mixture on it. I used a tablespoon for that.
5. Bake the meringues for about 40 minutes in 300 F oven.
6. Take them out of oven when lightly browned and kind of firm. They might still give a little under your finger when you touch them, but will firm up once they are cold.
