Recipe - Savoiardi - (Lady Fingers) Italy

3 Eggs, separated
One half teaspoon Almond extract
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Sugar
One half cup Sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder

Beat egg yolk until thick and lemon colored. Beat in almond extract. Beat
egg whites until stiff, but not dry, and gradually beat in sugar until
whites are glossy and very stiff. Fold egg yolks gently into whites. Fold
in sifted dry ingredients. Drop batter by Tablespoons on ungreased cookie
sheet forming fingers in 3 inch long and 1 inch wide. Bake in moderate 350
deg oven 10 minutes, until light brown. Remove immediately from cookie
sheet and cool on rack. Makes 3 dozen.

Posted to Recipe Archive 3 November 96

Date: Sun, 3 Nov 96 13:20:43 EST

submitted by: LeiG@aol.com