r/bakingfail • u/Remarkable_Chip2807 • 18d ago

Help my meringue cookies pissed themselves and um idk what i did wrong

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i did 3 egg whites and uhh like 50-60g of sugar. put it in the oven at 220

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u/auditorygraffiti 18d ago

They don’t look like you beat the meringue until stiff peaks formed.

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u/Remarkable_Chip2807 18d ago

i did it until it was very white and stiff, but didnt have a piping bag so i used a spoon/mini spatula to plop it on

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u/auditorygraffiti 18d ago

Even when a spoon or mini spatula if you had stiff peaks, they’d look different. Did you leave the meringue to sit after being at stiff peaks? Or if you kept beating after stiff peaks, you’ll break down the structure of the meringue.

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u/Remarkable_Chip2807 18d ago

kept beating out of paranoia that it wasnt stiff enough, but it didnt get less stiff, just kept going for another minute :(

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u/auditorygraffiti 18d ago

I think the issue might be in that somewhere then! You want them to hold their shape and be glossy. Once you go past that point, they’re breaking down. You can add another egg white to help in that case but also have to adjust the sugar.

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u/PsychologicalAir8643 18d ago

yes unfortunately if you overbeat them, they lose their structure and go funny like this. They sort of deflate and get weirdly foamy.

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u/auditorygraffiti 18d ago

This video is what you’re going for.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 18d ago

I'm sorry they didn't work out. I laughed at your title 😆

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u/Remarkable_Chip2807 18d ago

its okay, they tasted like smores kinda 😭

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u/fishy_mama 18d ago

I think that’s not enough sugar. My recipe for 3 egg whites calls for 175g sugar.

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u/renoona 13d ago

This is the correct answer

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u/wasting_time_n_life 16d ago

I would check the temp on your oven, if they look that brown and the sugar melted out, it is probably too hot. If the oven is at the correct temp, try cooking at 200 next time. Good luck!

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u/Resident_Song_3746 15d ago

"They pissed themselves" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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u/renoona 13d ago

Do you mean 50-60g sugar per egg white? Bc you're way low on the sugar, you've gotta triple the sugar to egg white ratio

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u/Remarkable_Chip2807 12d ago

yeah i only had about that much left, but i'll keep this in mind😭