Christmas and New Year holidays - it's time for all sorts of divinations and predictions. Why would you most do not become a "hand of providence" and prepare predictions for the coming year for your friends and family? Especially do this is quite simple, but the joy and positive emotions of your loved ones will be a great reward for their labors.
So, we invite you to bake cookies with the most real predictions. What to write in the slips with the predictions you decide. It can be kind of farewell, prophecy or sayings of famous people. And despite the fact that the predictions will be written by you, fate will decide who and what kind of cookies get. By the way, the first such fatal pastries appeared in the late 20th century in the United States. This tradition was brought to America emigrants from Japan and China. And today the production of cookies with the predictions has become a profitable business - the world each year their produced about 3 billion pieces, the vast majority of which is consumed in the United States.
INGREDIENTS
• Flour - 70 g
• Eggs - 3 pcs
• Vanilla, cinnamon or other spices - to taste
• Butter - 50 g
• Powdered sugar - 130 g
PREPARATION Step by step
1. Cut into small pieces and, stirring constantly butter, melt over low heat.
2. Sift the flour into a bowl and the powdered sugar.
3. Separating the proteins from egg yolks. Lightly whisk, beat them and add to the flour.
4. Then pour oil and mix thoroughly. Add vanilla to taste. You can also add, if desired, cinnamon, gingerbread mix, or other spices. The dough should get a little thick cream.
5. Was covered with parchment paper on a baking sheet and put on his spoon round "pancakes" with a diameter of 8-10 cm. Just a lot of them do not worth it, start with a 2-3, because you will still need to give them shape, and they quickly solidify.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C until the edges are not flushed. Then remove pancakes from the oven and place in the middle of a note with the predictions.
7. Fold the pancake in half and the folded edge of the neck wrap mugs or cups to biscuits acquired a distinctive shape. Watch your fingers! Fortune cookies are hot. Also, in order to keep the shape of the product to place it in a glass or a small cup.
8. Now cookies should harden. Initially, it will be very soft, but after an hour will be fragrant and crisp.
9. Cookies ready. Bon Appetit and Happy New Year!
