posted by Angel 07-18-99 5:47 PM
Chinese Fortune Cookies
Recipe~ Courtesy Martin Yan
Ingredients~
1 cup flour
1 egg - lightly eaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract - optional
1 cup water - lukewarm
Method~
Combine all ingredients and let stand for 15 minutes.
Heat a Chinese or Scandinavian krumkake iron over the range to medium-high heat.
Pour 1 tablespoon batter in center of the iron.
Cook 3 - 3 1/2 minutes on each side, or until mixture is golden brown.
Immediately remove flattened cookie, insert a fortune, and fold in half to form a half-circle.
Slowly fold to form a fortune cookie.
Remarks~
Don't forget the fortunes.
Keep them handy and insert immediately into cookies while they are still hot and pliable. M.Yan.