Hazelnut Meringue

While rounds of French meringue make wonderful layers in cakes such as the meringue cakes, meringue is brittle and doesn’t have a lot of flavor. For a meringue with an intriguing nutty flavor, fold a mixture of sugar, ground hazelnuts or almonds, and a small amount of flour with uncooked French meringue. Pipe this mixture into disks on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan—buttered tart rings hold the mixture in place, but you can also pipe it directly onto th