I wanted to make Antonia's Icing tonight but I don't have any meringue powder in the house and I can't get anywhere for it tonight. What would happen if I made it without the meringue powder? Is there a substitute?

Thanks,
kathi

Isn't it possible to use egg whites instead?? I believe I heard that somewhere.....Other than that idea I got nothing. Hopefully someone else can help you.

It is possible to use egg whites instead of meringue poweder and still get the same result.

Good luck!

I've used the recipe plenty of times and I get great results, and it dries hard.. so you can stack them.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sugar-Cookie-Icing/Detail.aspx

I kinda wing the ingredients to get the consistency that I like, but it's a great base recipe, IMO.

Hope that helps!

I like the recipe that alexandrabill posted. There's no egg whites, which is an allergen. The addition of corn syrup keeps the icing from drying rock hard like royal icing.

Hi there,
You can use the egg whites but the reason most of us use meringue powder is because the raw egg white poses a health risk (IMO very minor) because of possible salmonella contamination. You could use Toba Garrett's glace (recipe found here on cc). It is a very nice icing. Different from royal though. It is tasty and I have a friend who always wants me to use it on his cookies! Maybe you could flood with toba's then use royal accents using the egg white. That was the risk of the salmonella is minimized. If it is for your family I would go with an egg. But it is up to you! Good luck!

Thanks everyone. I fell asleep so didn't see the responses. I can't work on them until I get home tonight so I think I will try to locate some meringue powder on the way home. I just have to locate a place to buy it since I don't pass a craft store or Walmart on my route home.

Thanks though,
Kathi

P.S. The reason I wanted to use Antonia's is that I want to have a very white white and usually with Toba's Glaze I can't achieve that effect. I don't really know why, I'm sure it's me and not the recipe, though.

Can you use brite white in toba's glace.

I have tried using the whitener by Wilton. Is that what you mean, HeavenLeeCakes?

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Nope! It's pretty fail-proof. I usually just use the ingredients stated, eyeball it, mix it up with a spoon... and use it. It's GREAT. It tastes good.. and doesn't break your teeth!!