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Fortune Cookies

8 Servings

Ingredients:

8 strips of paper, each 1 by 3 inches
1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup egg whites(from about 2 eggs)
1-1/2 tsps. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Cooking:

1. Write individual fortunes on each strip of paper. Set aside. Preheat oven to 300˚F.

2. Sift flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt together into a medium bowl. Whisk oil, egg whites, water, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until smooth. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until batter is smooth.

3. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable spray. Working with half of the batter, spoon 2 tablespoons of the batter onto prepared baking sheet 5 inches apart and spread each out to a 4 inch circle. Bake until cookies turn pale golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. (Don’t allow edges to become overly brown or cookie will crack when folded.)

4. Working quickly and using pot holders to protect your hands, immediately remove hot, pliable cookie from baking sheet and place a fortune in center. Fold cookie in half to form a half-moon, then grasp ends of cookie and gently pull together to crease. Hold folded cookie for a minute to maintain its shape as it cools and becomes crisp. Repeat with remaining batter and fortunes.

Recipe adapted from Martin Yan’s Feast (Bay Books)
Copyright Yan Can Cook Group 2005