Check out our Royal Icing Recipe web story! Your email address will not be published. Sign me up for the newsletter! Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar menu icon. Instagram Pinterest YouTube. Jump to Recipe - Print Recipe. What is meringue powder? Why use meringue powder in icing? Recipe Created By: Jen. Royal icing made with meringue powder is perfect for decorating cookies and gingerbread houses.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe. Prep Time 10 mins. Cook Time 0 mins. Total Time 10 mins. Course Baking. Cuisine American. Servings Calories 39 kcal. Stand or hand mixer. Large mixing bowl. In medium bowl, beat meringue powder and cold water with an electric mixer on medium speed until peaks form.
Divide icing into different bowls and add food coloring. Gentle stir with a clean spatula. Spoon into icing bags.
Food coloring. I prefer storing icing in the fridge. Separation is a common icing phenomenon. Notice in the picture below liquid is settled on the bottom and solids stay atop. This is absolutely normal. Icing has to be stirred or mixed again to restore the consistency. I usually use a fork or a firm spatula. In a bowl of your mixer whisk together water, meringue powder and cream of tartar.
Add powdered sugar and mix on low speed with a paddle attachment. Mix till thick. It can take up to 10 minutes. Beat in extracts. Whisk together liquid egg whites and cream of tartar. On lows speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar. Mix for several minutes, mixture will gradually thicken and become glossy. Beat till thick then add extracts.
It should take about 7 minutes or so. Separate egg yolks from egg whites. In a bowl of a stand mixer beat together egg whites, cream of tartar and gradually keep beating in powdered sugar. Mix on low speed till thick. Then beat in extract and continue mixing until thoroughly mixed in.
Icing should be thick and glossy. I generally use stand mixer to make royal icing. Be sure to add powdered sugar gradually.
Once Royal Icing is prepared it can be colored, thinned down to more fluid consistency for cookie decorating. You can then fill your piping bags and decorate as desired.
If you plan on using royal icing later be sure store in an airtight container covered tightly with a plastic wrap to prevent crusting. PIN IT for later. This post contains affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no cost to you. I only recommend products that I use and love.
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Do the decorated cookies need to be refrigerated at some point? Can you use fresh egg whites for decorating gingerbread houses that will be on display for some time or does the icing go bad? I do have free range chickens. So I will be using fresh egg whites. Can they stay out on an air tight container or do they have to be stored in the fridge? You can store them as usual. Hope you can get some meringue soon. I love to watch your videos! Hello Ashleigh, yes you can freeze decorated cookies.
Allow cookie to thaw completely before opening container or bags. Thank you so much for sharing. The recipe was so user-friendly and worked great.
Your videos are so inspiring! Hi Haniela! I used the liquid egg whites when I made this i had only ever used meringue powder with different recipes before I found yours. This makes it difficult when I flood too as I am not able to mix it in and get an even layer with a scribe. How do I slow down the crusting? Hi Nihana, Sorry to hear you are experiencing these issues. Ambient temperature or air circulation. Are you working close the heater or a fan. I can affect how fast icing is crusting.
Try adding little bit of glycerin or corn syrup to your royal icing, it can delay crusting time a little bit. Hope it helps. I am new to decorating cookies with royal icing and this is great info!! I wondered if you could tell me to make them shiny?!? Hi Sarah, thank you! How to make icing dry shiny Try to speed up drying time by using fans to promote air circulation, it helps significantly with sheen finish on cookies iced with royal icing.
Hi Hani thanks for sharing your recepies and hints with us they are very useful. I have searched for the meringue powder here in Paris but cannot find it. Then, sprinkle in a little bit of the dry mixture and mix on low speed until your icing holds a stiff peak. Make sure the utensil you use to transfer the icing from your mixing bowl to a storage container is clean and dry.
Once transferred, gently press a piece of wax paper, parchment, plastic wrap, or a damp paper towel over the surface of your icing to completely cover it, then tightly cover the container with a lid. Meringue powder has a shelf life of about 2 years, if stored correctly. Wilton has edible cake decorations for any and every occasion!
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