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Egg-White-Based Frostings & Icings
As for frostings, the sky's the limit! One of the classics is Royal Icing, basically a combination of egg whites and confectioner's sugar that is not much when it comes to flavor, but is popular for decorating and for gluing gingerbread houses together, because it sets up like concrete. There are many, many other recipes that are based on egg whites, including Coconut Frosting, Orange Frosting, and Fluffy White Frosting. Another classic frosting is the rich Italian Meringue, in which a boiling sugar syrup is beaten into the whipped egg whites, creating a stable, spreadable frosting. Finally, perhaps the best-known but somewhat out-of-favor egg-white frosting is the:
Seven-Minute Icing Ingredients 2 egg whites
Preparation Off the heat, combine the egg whites, sugar, water, cream of tartar, and corn syrup in the top of a double boiler and mix until thoroughly blended. Place the top of the double boiler Note: Because of concerns over salmonella, some people use pasteurized meringue powder instead of fresh egg whites in any recipe where the eggs are uncooked or only partially cooked. |
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Related Articles:
How to Make a Safe Meringue Finding White Icing with Sugar Syrup and Meringue Using Dried Egg White in Royal Icing Substituting Meringue Powder or Egg White in Frosting |
Related Recipes:
Egg-White-Based Frosting Recipes Coconut Frosting Fluffy White Frosting. Italian Meringue Royal Icing Recipe |