Name: Italian Meringue
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Italiana
Ingredients: 4 egg whites; 1 cup sugar, (measuring cups) (200 grams); 1/2 cups water, (125cc.) or enough to barely cover the sugar.; food coloring, edible coloring to taste

Preparation

30 mins

Low

To prepare the syrup: add the 200 grams of sugar and the water in a pot and dissolve the sugar with the water, place the pot over high heat until a thick caramel with large bubbles forms (the temperature is 120 degrees). Beat the egg whites along with the 50 grams of sugar using a hand mixer until the whites are very stiff.