CUTE SPOOKS FOR GREAT HALLOWTWEET...Meringue Ghosts

"Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to."

Richard Harris Barham

Onto my last post for the Great HallowTweet and it's been a fun ride this week. Thanks to a call from Renee @ Flamingo Musings, and I joined this fun & spooky ride. Take time to stop by the blogroll with the lit-up pumpkin on my sidebar & check out some Great HallowTweet posts.

The kids got adventurous this week on seeing the ghosts I meringued around with. The son decided to dig out to a book to make face paint at home, and the daughter wanted to paint his face.

He, who is always in for some wayward fun, was a good volunteer ... until she began plastering him. But it was too late, and this is how it ended. Spooky... and she did a good job! She also sat the whole day melting candles left over from Diwali to make a set of candles for Halloween. She didn't let me burn it for too long though!! I made these meringues out of egg whites saved for my Daring Baker French macarons. I had plenty saved because I was ready for failure, but that didn't happen this time. I had a pretty easy macaron ride, thanks to Monsieur Lebovitz's recipe, so I turned to GHOSTS! The son had a poetry week in school and they explored interesting forms of poetry including haiku, autobio, acoustic, CinQuain, limericks, etc. The students each made a little poem book with their creative thoughts. The poems made for interesting reading. Let me share his autobio with you which had mention of 'ghosts' so...

Your first name... Rohan
Four descriptive traits... kind, cool, peacfull, awesome
Sibling of... brother of meher
Lover of (people, ideas)... Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, my dad
Who feels... sad, happy, good
Who needs... PSP, computer, TV
Who gives... Love, Peace, Joy
Who fears... dark, my sister, ghosts
Who would like to see... Jeff hardy, Matt Hardy, Kane
Resident of (your city)... Beverly Hills
Your last name... Rajpal

Of course I asked him to pass these meringue ghosts if they frightened him. I got a 'charming' smile back as if to say, but these are sweet Mama. Here are my ghosts, and a few mice. The mice 'happened' because there was just a bit of meringue left in the bag. I used roasted pumpkin seeds to give them ears. You can use flaked almonds too.

My little ghosts were meant to be white but they began to turn brown about 30 minutes into baking a 100C. Maybe an element issue with my poor old oven, but they tasted darned nice. The kids loved the crispy exteriors and slightly chewy interiors. I think they liked these creatures better than macs!

Meringue Ghosts for Halloween
adapted from Joy of Baking
2 egg whites (120 grams)
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 powdered vanilla sugar

Method:
Preheat oven to 105C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Beat the egg whites on low-medium speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat the whites until they hold soft peaks. Add the sugar, a little at a time, and continue to beat until the meringue holds very stiff peaks.
Spoon the meringue into a large self-sealing plastic bag. Use a sharp pair of scissors to snip 1/2 inch off from one corner of the bag to form a makeshift piping bag.Hold the bag upright and squeeze the meringue, forming a wide base, a slightly smaller middle, and a curled top (almost as if you were piping a soft-serve ice-cream cone) to form a chubby, upright ghost shape.
Carefully press two candy eyes or two silver dragees or miniature chocolate chips into each meringue ghost.
Bake the meringues for approximately 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours or until they are dry and crisp to the touch and easily separate from the parchment paper. Turn off the oven, open the door, and leave the meringues in the oven to finish drying several hours, or even overnight.
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