Ladyfingers


Serves: 48
Total Calories: 19

Ingredients

4 large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup potato starch
pinch of salt

Directions:

1 Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease and flour 3 large baking sheets.

2 Separate the eggs. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the egg yolks with 1/3 cup of the sugar and the vanilla until thick and pale yellow, about 7 minutes.

3 In a large clean bowl with clean beaters, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt on low speed until foamy. Increase the speed to high and gradually add the remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Beat until the egg whites hold soft peaks when the beaters are lifted, about 5 minutes.

4 With a rubber spatula, fold about 1/3 of the egg whites into the egg yolks to lighten them. Gradually fold in the remaining whites.

5 Place the flour and starch in a small fine-mesh strainer. Shake the strainer over the eggs and fold in the dry ingredients gently but thoroughly.

6 Scoop the batter into a large pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch tip or into a heavy-duty plastic bag with a corner cut off. (Do not fill the bag more than halfway.) Pipe the batter onto the baking sheets, forming 3 × 1-inch logs about 1 inch apart.

7 Have several wire cooling racks ready. Bake the cookies 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are golden brown and feel firm when touched lightly in the center.

8 Transfer the baking sheets to the cooling racks. Cool the cookies 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer them to the racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 48
Total Calories: 19
Calories from Fat: 2

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