Perfect Meringue for Topping Pies

Name: Perfect Meringue for Topping Pies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ tsp. vanilla; 6 tblsp. sugar; ⅛ tsp. salt; 4 egg whites; 3 egg whites; ¼ tsp. salt; ¼ c. sugar; ¼ tsp. vanilla; ¼ tsp. cream of tartar; 2 egg whites

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Ingredients

For 8" Pie

2 egg whites
¼ tsp. cream of tartar
⅛ tsp. <

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Have egg whites at room temperature to obtain greatest volume. Place them in a medium bowl with cream of tartar, salt and vanilla.
Beat with electric or hand beater, at medium speed, until entire mixture is frothy. Do not beat until eggs stiffen.
Add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Do not under beat. Beat until sugar dissolv