Chefs at Lenôtre

Succès Meringue Bases **

Fond de Succès

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 × 8 in

    bases
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 35

Appears in
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre: More than 200 Classic Recipes
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

  • About

Ingredients

  • 5 egg whites (scant ¾ cup/155 g)
  • 1 cup (

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 300°F 150°C/Gas Mark 2). Using a pencil, draw an 8-in. (20-cm) circle on two sheets of parchment paper and 5 × 1½-in. (4-cm) circles on each sheet around the larger circles. If you are only making smaller bases, draw 40 × 1½-in. (4-cm) circle