Is it possible to make SMBC using meringue powder instead of egg whites?

I'd like to cut back the time it takes to make SMBC and wondered if this would be a good sub.

All feedback is appreciated.

Aren't you still going to cook the sugar?

Mike

Merinque powder is still basically egg whites, I was taught that when ever you need egg whites, merinque powder could be substituted and vice versa.

HTH

You'd have to reconstitute the meringue powder by mixing with water (it should say on the container how much powder = 1 egg white).

I have made IMBC using meringue powder, why not try that instead?

I tried this TWICE and failed miserably! I talked to a pastry chef on why it wouldn't work and she said that with SMBC you cannot use meringue powder because of the starch in it...it makes a great meringue but once you add the fat, everything breaks down to a soupy mess! The problem happens when you heat it with the sugar and chemically it messes up. Whereas when you use it with the process of IMBC it doesn't cook that starch so you're okay. Trust me, it doesn't work!! But it does work with IMBC.