Editing Meringue (section)

==Uses==

===Cookies===
Meringue cookies are baked at a very low heat for a long time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yummy-coffee-and-food.com/holiday-cookies-meringue.html |title=Meringue Cookies |website=yummy-coffee-and-food.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302043750/http://www.yummy-coffee-and-food.com/holiday-cookies-meringue.html |archive-date=March 2, 2015 |access-date=2013-06-19 }}</ref> Another name for them is ''forgotten cookies'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4401/forgotten-cookies|title=Forgotten cookies|author=Good Food|website=bbcgoodfood.com|publisher=BBC Worldwide|access-date=2013-06-19|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330120729/https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4401/forgotten-cookies|url-status=live}}</ref> as they can be left in an oven for a long time after the cooking is done. They are not supposed to become tan at all, but they need to be very crisp and dry. They will keep for at least a week if stored in an [[airtight]] container.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}

===Desserts===
Meringue can be used as the basis for various desserts, including [[baked Alaska]], {{lang|it|[[bruttiboni]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|[[dacquoise]]|italic=no}}, [[Esterházy torte]], [[Eton mess]], [[floating island (dessert)|floating island]], [[key lime pie]], [[Kyiv cake]], [[lemon meringue pie]], [[macarons]], {{lang|fr|[[merveilleux (cake)|merveilleux]]|italic=no}}, [[pavlova (food)|pavlova]], [[Queen of Puddings]], [[sans rival]], [[silvana (food)|silvana]], {{lang|de|[[Spanische Windtorte]]|italic=no}}, [[turrón]], and {{lang|de|[[Zuger Kirschtorte]]|italic=no}}. In some recipes, the meringue may be cooked at a higher temperature for a shorter amount of time, resulting in a soft meringue with slightly browned peaks on top. Meringue by itself is also a dessert called "meringue kisses".<ref name="MyUser_Https:_December_16_2020c">{{cite web |url=https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/meringue-kisses-recipe |title=Meringue Kisses |access-date=December 16, 2020 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127061539/https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/meringue-kisses-recipe |url-status=live }}</ref>
In Switzerland, meringues are often associated with [[Gruyère cream]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.patrimoineculinaire.ch/Produit/Creme-de-Gruyere-Greyerzer-Doppelrahm/95 | title=Crème de Gruyère | publisher=[[Culinary Heritage of Switzerland]] | accessdate=27 February 2023 | archive-date=30 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330132908/https://www.patrimoineculinaire.ch/Produit/Creme-de-Gruyere-Greyerzer-Doppelrahm/95 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Another dish is {{lang|fr|meringue de angel}}, which consists of [[shortbread]] layered with meringue and [[lemon curd]], topped off with drizzled lemon glaze. Variations include assorted fruits such as [[raspberry|raspberries]], [[peach]]es, [[mango]]es, [[cherry|cherries]], [[strawberry|strawberries]], [[blueberry|blueberries]], [[blackberry|blackberries]], [[pineapple]], [[papaya]]s, [[honeydew melon|honeydew]], [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s, and [[cantaloupe]].

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File:Pavlova dessert.JPG|[[pavlova (food)|Pavlova]], a meringue-based dessert of Australian and [[New Zealand]] origin
File:Lemon Meringue Pie.jpg|[[Lemon meringue pie]] with browned meringue peaks
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===Embellishment===
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[[File:Three meringue mushrooms standing on a table.jpg|thumb|Meringue mushrooms]]
Meringue may be used for embellishment. It can be formed into whimsical shapes, such as mushrooms, or piped into a crisp basket that is baked and filled with cake, fruit, or flowers.