Spumetti Chocolate Hazelnut Meringues Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a food processor, pulse hazelnuts until finely ground. In a medium heatproof bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, and pinch of salt. Set bowl over (not in) a pot with 2 inches simmering water and cook, whisking constantly, until warm to the touch, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and, using an electric mixer, beat mixture on high until thick and glossy, 3 minutes. With a rubber spatula, fold in hazelnuts.
• Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cracked on top, about 18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let meringues cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• Cut baking pan liner paper or brown paper to fit 2 baking sheets and grease lightly.
• Put hazelnuts, confectioner's sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon in a large bowl; add egg whites and mix well until mixture is well blended: about 5 minutes.
• Wet hands with water and break off small pieces of mixture (about 1 Tbs) and shape into round balls.
• Place on baking sheets, 1" apart, and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt, beating until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugars, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla; beat 1 minute.
• Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon 24 (2 inch round) mounds onto prepared baking sheets. Place in oven; bake at 250 for 1 hour or until dry to touch, rotating pans halfway through cooking. (Meringues are done when surface is dry and meringues can be removed from paper without sticking to fingers.) Turn oven off. Cool meringues in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven; carefully remove meringues from paper.
• Place chocolate in a medium glass bowl. Microwave at high 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring until smooth. Dip side of each meringue in melted chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.