Recipe for Ghost Meringues & Candied Lemon

Halloween is originally a Celtic festival of Irish origin: the Celtic New Year! According to legend, ghosts took advantage of the lengthening nights in October to visit the living. To prevent them from haunting them, the Celts  dressed up in terrifying costumes to scare them.

For 4 people: 

 

1. Mix the sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg whites. 
2. Place your bowl in a bain-marie and whisk the mixture.
3. Use a probe to check the temperature; it should be between 55 and 60°C.
4. Remove from heat and mix the batter with a mixer. 
5. Stop beating when the mixture is cold and the meringue has stiffened.
6. Using a piping bag, make small round meringues and bake for 1 hour at 100°C.
7. Melt 30 g of chocolate and pour into a piping bag.
8. Using the piping bag, draw faces on each meringue.
9. Shave a chip of the Preserved Lemon seasoning on the ghosts.