On every recipe with Meringues they never add food coloring. Is it because it will mess up the recipie? Will it fall apart when baked?
2006-12-18 09:07:04 · 7 answers · asked by lorrnae 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
You could but the meringue might collapse. You really shouldn't use food coloring on anything that has a high content of egg whites, like meringue, angel food cake, wedding cake, etc. because the egg whites are very "sensitive", especially after you beat them to make them fluffy. If anything else besides sugar and cream of tartar, (which stabilizes the egg whites) is incorporated into the mix (if the bowl isn't completely clean too) the egg whites are prone to collapsing, and you won't get the fluffy consistency that you desire...
2006-12-18 09:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by Wee W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can color the meringue, but remember that using liquid food color will dilute your recipe. Best to use gel color or powdered color for the most vibrant colors.
2006-12-18 09:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by Ali 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use color paste sparingly. You can deffinately dye Marangs. Just remember that it will propibly turn out like pastells.
2006-12-18 09:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by mistyfan69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use food colorings and it will be fine. Use sparingly, as you can only get pastels anyway.
2006-12-18 09:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Works just fine.
2006-12-18 09:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use the colouring but you will need the granulated sugar.
2016-05-23 05:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Stella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try it and see... it can't hurt
2006-12-18 09:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋