If you’re looking for some easy Halloween treats to whip up this half-term, this recipe is perfect.
You need just six ingredients and it takes only six steps. The mix itself can be made in under half an hour but they do take a while to cook and cool.
It’s basically just a classic meringue with black flood colouring to draw on the eyes and the mouth.
If you don’t have a piping bag, you can pile spoonfuls of the mixture into a ghost shape instead.
Ingredients
- 4 large egg whites
- 225g caster sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- Black food colouring
Method
- Preheat the oven to 140˚C/Gas 1. Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment.
- Put the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl and whisk to stiff peaks using a hand mixer. Add one tablespoon of sugar and whisk back up to stiff peaks.
- Continue adding sugar tablespoon by tablespoon, and whisking, until all the sugar has been used and the meringue is smooth and firm, then fold in the cornflour and vinegar.
- Spoon the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a large round nozzle. Holding the bag vertically, squeeze and pull the bag upwards slowly to make your first ghost, making sure each one is 6-7cm high and ends with a point. Repeat until all the meringue has been used.
- Bake for one hour, until the meringues are crisp and easy to peel off the parchment, then turn off the oven and leave them inside to cool completely.
- Once completely cool, paint on the eyes and mouths with black food colouring using a food-safe decorating brush.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/22/how-to-make-easy-meringue-ghosts-for-halloween-with-just-five-ingredients-13462407/
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