Easy Fortune Cookies
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Egg whites
  • ¼ Tsp extract (vanilla, almond or orange blossom)
  • 65g Plain flour
  • 100g Caster sugar
  • Pinch of salt
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celcius.
  2. Add the egg whites and pinch of salt to a bowl.
  3. Whisk until white and frothy but not stiff.
  4. Gradually stir in the rest of the ingredients until smooth.
  5. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat and add 4 tablespoon measures, spread apart.
  6. Spread each measure out in to a circle with the back of a spoon until around 12cm in diameter.
  7. Bake for 10minutes or until the outer inch is a golden brown.
  8. Remove from the oven and working quickly loosen them from the sheet using a palette knife
  9. Add a fortune then fold each circle in half.
  10. Use the rim of a glass to fold in half again in to the classic fortune cookie shape.
  11. Place in to a muffin tin to cool and hold their shape.
  12. Once cooled store in an airtight container.
Recipe by A Life of Geekery at http://www.alifeofgeekery.co.uk/2016/02/easy-fortune-cookies.html