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Helen McMahon for Expert Village. The next ingredient we add to our meringue kisses is
vanilla to give it a nice flavor. I prefer to use the pure vanilla extract, it’s rather
expensive especially compared to the artificial flavored vanilla but it really does a much
better job especially for something that’s going to be baked. So I think I would prefer
to keep the machine off as I add this simply because I want to make sure that this expensive
vanilla is incorporated into the mixture and doesn’t spatter all over which sometimes
happens as you’re adding it. And you can see it, it gives a color kind of a beige color
when it first goes in but then as you continue the beat it gets back to a white color. Once again a reminder to scrape down the sides
of the bowl especially when vanilla has been added because that sometimes gets throwing
up around the edges, you can see that it’s getting this wonderful kind of meringue texture
to it at this point. More beating…