Nut Meringues from Mâcon

Name: Nut Meringues from Mâcon (Succès mâconnais)
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 egg whites; 60 g (2 oz) ground almonds, sieved; 60 g (2 oz) ground hazelnuts, sieved; 50 g (2 oz) blanched almonds; 50 g (2 oz) icing sugar; 6 egg yolks; 250 g (8½ oz) caster sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) plain flour; 1 vanilla pod; 500 ml (16 fl. oz) milk; 200 ml (7 fl. oz) whipping cream; 100 g (3½ oz) praline (see below); a pinch of salt

Succès mâconnais

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ma Cuisine des Saisons

By Georges Blanc

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

For the Nut Meringues

6 egg whites
125 g (4½ oz) caster sugar

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Spring

Method

Making the nut meringues

Pre-heat the oven to Reg. ¼/225°F/110°C.

Whisk the egg whites by hand or with an electric beater, adding the caster sugar when they have formed a fairly firm snow. Beat in the caster sugar thoroughly and then fold i