I made these on Saturday and they were soooo easy! I found the recipe online. They are easy, taste yummy and were way too much fun!
Just one tip: be patient and let them brown in the oven so they are crispy after they cool. If you remove them too soon, they may still be a little soft in the center. I think mine are too light--make sure yours are a little more golden than these. I used my seasoned stoneware so I didn't grease my pan, and made 5 at a time.
This recipe made about 15 fortune cookies.
2 large egg whites
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
3 T vegetable oil
8 T all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
8 T granulated sugar
3 tsp. water
Prep:
Write fortunes on pieces of paper that are 3 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. (I printed mine on the computer) Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease 2 9x13 baking sheets.
In a medium bowl, lightly beat the egg white, vanilla extract, almond extract and vegetable oil until frothy, but not stiff.
Combine the flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar into a separate bowl. Stir the water into the flour mixture.
Add the flour to the egg white mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter. The batter should not be runny, but should drop easily off a wooden spoon. Note: if you want to dye the fortune cookies, add the food coloring at this point, stirring it into the batter. 1/2 tsp. food coloring is a good amount.
Place level tablespoons (I used the actual measuring spoon) onto the cookie sheet, spacing them at least 3 inches apart. Gently tilt the baking sheet back and forth and from side to side so that each tablespoon of batter forms into a circle 3-4 inches in diameter.
Bake until the outer 1/2 inch of each cookie turns golden brown and they are easy to remove from the baking sheet with a spatula (14-15 minutes) I used a metal spatula.
Working quickly, remove the cookie with a spatula and flip it over in your hand. Place a fortune in the middle of a cookie. To form the fortune cookie shape, fold the cookie in half, then gently pull the edges downward over the rim of a glass. Place the finished cookies in the cup of muffin tins so that it keeps it shape. Continue with the rest of the cookies.
You could chocolate dip these, or do other dang fun stuff with them for your kids/friends/husband/family for any occasion! So much fun--and sooo easy!
3 comments:
can't wait to try these linda. they look tasty.
Why don't the Recent Comments work anymore? :(
so i made these today and they were super tasty. even chuck liked the flavor of them. but here's my tip for making them, as i had a problem getting them off the cookie sheet. the first one came off fine, but after 30 seconds, they started to stick to the pan. SOOO...as soon as you pull them out of the oven, unstick all of them using the spatula. BUT make sure to leave them on the pan, otherwise they'll likely harden flat. this keeps them warm, but unstuck. it seemed to solve my only problem.
but they really are as easy as linda says.
and i don't know what's wrong with the comments! i'll keep playing with them.
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