Royal Icing

By chelyc13

This recipe is from "Making Great Gingerbread Houses" Morgan, Aaron Lark Books 1999

Ingredients

• 5 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tblsp and 1 1/2 teas cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup egg whites

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sift the sugar after measuring it.

2. Add the egg whites and cream of tartar to the sugar mixture. Combine the ingredients with a hand mixer on low speed, then beat them on high for two to five minutes, until they're snow white and fluffy.

3. keep your icing bowl covered with a damp towel to retain moisture; the mixture crusts quickly when it's exposed to air.