Organic Egg Peppermint Christmas Trees
We are delighted to partner with celebrity chef Shane Smith for his 2020 advent calendar promoting the best of Irish produce. Check out Shane’s latest Butler’s recipe made using our very own organic eggs.
Makes 12
Ingredients
4 Butlers organic egg whites
250g caster sugar
1/2 tsp green food colouring gel
4 drops peppermint extract
Christmas sprinkles
Yellow fondant icing
Method
Preheat your oven to 120C/100C fan/ 250 F/ Gas 1/2 & line two baking trays and set aside.
In a clean dry mixing bowl, add the room temperature egg whites and whisk until thick and frothy.
Gradually start adding the caster sugar, a tablespoon at a time until you are left with a thick glossy meringue mixture.
To this add the green food colouring gel and peppermint extract and whisk to combine.
Spoon this mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large star shaped nozzle and pipe 12 Christmas trees onto the lined trays.
Sprinkle with hundreds & thousands and place in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
Remove and allow to cool.
While cooling, roll out some yellow fondant and cut out 12 stars.
When the meringues are cool, pop a star on top using icing sugar paste or whipped cream as glue.
These are delicious as is or served with some semi whipped cream.
Enjoy xx
