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Biscuits à la cuillère or lady fingers

What is it used for?

Lady fingers are light and soft biscuits, roughly shaped like a large finger. They are usually used as the base for different desserts, for example, charlotte and tiramisu.

lady fingers - the base for tiramisu or charlotte

lady fingers – the base for tiramisu or charlotte

Yield: 30 lady fingers, 10-12cm long

Ingredients:

  • 120g egg whites or 4 egg whites
  • 70g powder suger
  • 65g egg yolks – 3 egg yolks
  • 40g starch
  • 40g flour
  • some icing sugar for the top

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