Friday, May 26, 2017

How To Make Vegan Meringue Cookies — Baking Lessons from The Kitchn

(Image credit: Christine Han)

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Let me preach the meringue cookie gospel for a moment here. Meringues are light and airy, with a just-right sweetness, and they melt in your mouth with their crisp-tender texture. They are made with just three ingredients, one of which is a leftover byproduct of a kitchen staple.

If you were thinking these pretty, tasty things were made from egg whites, you were wrong. These meringues are made from the leftover liquid from a can of chickpeas, whipped and baked up much like their namesake cousins, but made for vegans. It’s not quite magic — it’s thanks to the starchy science of aquafaba.

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