Make your meringues into cute star shapes to turn them into festive decorations - will you be able to resist eating them off your tree?
Ingredients
- 2 medium egg whites
- 125g (4oz) caster sugar
- Edible glitter in silver or any colour you like
You will also need
:
- Star-shaped cutter (8cm/3¼in in diameter)
- Large baking sheet, lined with Bakewell paper
- Piping bag and star nozzle
- Ribbon
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Set the oven to 110°C/225°F/Gas Mark ¼. Draw round the star-shaped cutters on the Bakewell paper to create a template. Whisk the egg whites in a large mixing bowl until they’re firm. Add half the sugar and whisk well until the meringue is stiff and glossy. Quickly whisk in the rest of the sugar.
- Put the meringue into the piping bag and pipe stars on the Bakewell paper. Sprinkle with glitter. Bake for 1-1¼ hours until they’re crisp and come off the paper easily. Turn off the oven and leave the stars in there for a couple of hours to dry out well.
- Thread ribbon through stars to hang them on the Christmas tree. They should keep for 2 weeks.
Top Tip for making Glitter stars
We used Wilton Edible Glitter Flakes, £8.99 for a pot, from HobbyCraft (www. hobbycraft.co.uk) or most cake shops.
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