Sunday, February 22, 2009

Oma Thiele's Lady Fingers

(Oma Thiele, or Ethel, or if you were my brother you called her Grandma Apple because he couldn't pronounce Ethel, always made these the same night she made her pot roast with eggplant casserole, and broccoli and cheese and we would always sneak in the kitchen and steal the charms lolly pops out of her draw after wards too.. :P)

3 egg whites
1/3 c. powdered sugar
2 egg yolks
1/3 c. flour
1/8 tea. salt
1/2 tea. vanilla

Beat egg whites with hand or electric beater until stiff, but not dry. add powdered sugar gradually, while continuing to beat until mixture stands up in peaks. fold in egg yolks, which have been beaten until thick and lemon-colored. then fold in flour ad salt which have been sifted together. stir in vanilla. using a pastry bag with a plain hole tube, shape dough into strips 1" wide and 4 1/2" long on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. sprinkle powdered sugar. bake at 350. for 12 mins or until lightly browned. cool slightly then remove from paper. cool on cake rack. ( she served them with stewed strawberries yummm)

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