Lemon Tartlets with Meringue Caps
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2/3 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
- 5 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Lemon Curd (Page 339)
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and confectioners sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Mix in 2 egg whites, 1 at a time.
- Mix in flour and vanilla.
- Spoon 1 scant teaspoon batter onto a rimmed baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread into a 3-inch circle.
- Repeat 3 times.
- Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Immediately transfer cookies, 1 at a time, to inverted small brioche molds; gently press to shape.
- Let set, about 30 seconds.
- Repeat with remaining batter, baking 4 at a time.
- If cookies become too cool to shape, return them to oven for 20 seconds.
- Shells can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
- Reduce heat to 200F.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, whisk remaining 3 egg whites and the granulated sugar until whites are warm to the touch and sugar has dissolved.
- Attach bowl to mixer; beat on medium until foamy, then raise speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form and meringue is cool, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 7/16-inch star tip (such as Ateco #825).
- Pipe twenty 1 1/4-inch diameter, 2-inch high spirals onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 150F.
- Bake until dry but not brown, about 2 hours more.
- Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
- Meringue caps can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
- To serve, spoon 2 teaspoons lemon curd into each shell.
- Top each with a meringue cap.
unsalted butter, confectioners sugar, egg whites, flour, vanilla, granulated sugar, lemon curd
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-tartlets-with-meringue-caps-389752 (may not work)