Kings Arms Confections

Submitted by Theresa Thunderbird

"This is from a tavern in colonial Willamsburg Virgnia.They are sooo good!These are chewy meringues.More like a candy."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup egg white
• 1 3⁄4 cups light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons bread flour, sifted
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff.
3. Fold in brown sugar while beating egg whites.
4. Add the lemon juice.
5. Fold in the sifted flour and pecans.
6. Drop by spoonfuls onto very lightly sprayed baking sheet.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
8. These are really drying instead of baking.
9. If using a hand mixer beating the whites will take 10-15 minutes to become stiff.
10. If using a kitchen aid it will take about 5 minutes.