Frances Bissell

Forgotten Almond Crisps

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Modern Classics
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

  • About

To use up some of the egg whites left over from making custard and ice cream, try these meringue-like biscuits. You leave them in the oven overnight, hence their name. The biscuits keep well if stored in an airtight tin, but do not attempt to make any meringue-like dish in humid conditions. A weepy mess will result.

Ingredients

  • 4 free-range egg whites
  • 300 g (10 oz) golden caster sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

Line 4 baking sheets with baking parchment or foil. Beat the egg whites until they stiffen. Add the sugar slowly, a tablespoon at a time, and continue whisking. Add the liqueur and salt, and whisk until the meringue is stiff and gloss