My husband LOVES a good Chinese buffet. Shoot, he loves a bad Chinese buffet, if it has at least one dish he loves. Me? Meh. I like sweet and sour sauce and that's about it. The rest I tolerate out of love. However? The best part about "Chinese" food for me is the fortune cookie that you get with the bill!
I know, fortune cookies aren't Chinese. However, I think we've associated the two together for enough years (much the way we believe our pizza comes from Italy and our fries come from France) that it's just kind of tolerated in that, "you're a big dumb American" kind of way.
I've always wanted to try to make them, so when I found this recipe I knew I was in it to win it. For the record, though, these are very soft and doughy, not crispy/crunchy. (You've been forewarned.)
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
3 egg whites
3/4 C white sugar
1/2 C butter, melted and cooled
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 C flour
2 T water
Directions:
1. Write out your fortunes and cut them on small strips. Preheat the oven to 375.
2. Separate the eggs
4. Stir in butter, vanilla, almond, water, and flour. It should turn into a pancake batter like consistency.
5. Grease a cookie sheet (lined for ease)
6. Spoon batter into circles on the sheet, about 3 inches across.
7. Bake until the edges only begin to brown (about 4-5 minutes)
8. Immediately remove from oven, place the fortune in the middle. Fold in half to make a half circle. Then, pull the two edges together, making the straight edge of your half circle meet at it's 'corners'.
Please note - you have to work as soon as they come out of the oven. You have to work quickly to not burn your fingertips or to crack the dough. It's a quick process, so I didn't cook more than 6 at a time, and I had someone to help me. I'd take 6 out, put 6 in, and that way we were constantly moving. It's not easy, but it's certainly fun, and I'd recommend it for any small, special occasion.
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