Royal icing or royal glaze…Cookies also become beautiful…
A glaze that will help you decorate your treats with delicacy, color, and sweetness.
Easy to make, and fun to use because you can unleash your creativity, also preparing small subjects to decorate your preparations.
Widely used in Sardinia to decorate small pastries, masterpieces are created.
It colors easily and over time you can create delicate decorations.
I learned step by step, now I enjoy creating small decorative figures, but I would need a 48-hour day to do everything that comes to mind, and of course, I would also need to consume…
Only 3 ingredients and a lot of patience are needed.
I use fresh egg whites from my hens, at room temperature, carefully sifted powdered sugar, and a few drops of lemon.
And when necessary, I get creative with colors.
I usually use it during the Christmas or Easter period, now I will show you how to proceed…Before having the blog, I didn’t take many photos, and as I often say, I lost many recipes along the way, because I didn’t have the habit of writing down the ingredients; the birth of the blog allowed me to have a track of my preparations…
Later I will suggest the bases on which you can use royal icing
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 60 cookies, but if you create figures, a little less
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 19.48 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 4.99 (g) of which sugars 4.89 (g)
- Proteins 0.00 (g)
- Fat 0.00 (g) of which saturated 0.00 (g)of which unsaturated 0.00 (g)
- Fibers 0.00 (g)
- Sodium 0.16 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 6 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Egg whites, sugar, and lemon…
- 2 egg whites (about 2 oz)
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- 4 drops lemon
Tools
Whisks or stand mixer…
Steps
A very simple and quick preparation to make.
Start beating the egg whites, and when they are white and frothy, start pouring in the powdered sugar; add the lemon and continue until fully incorporated; the white mass should be glossy and firm
If you already have an idea of what to decorate, you can divide it into parts to color according to your needs.
To obtain the brown color, I use unsweetened cocoa powder, otherwise, gel food coloring; mix well to obtain a smooth and homogeneous mixture
Create your shapes; with the help of a drawing, you can create small subjects.
Create white or multicolor decorations
Royal icing can be stored for three to four days; seal it in the pastry bag in the refrigerator to maintain its consistency; otherwise, it will destabilize and dry out.
Some decorations
colored
and white
