Lady fingers

Lady fingers for all beautiful ladies (and gentlemen) :)

You will need:
4 eggs, separated
90 g ( 2/3 cup)plain flour
pinch of salt
115 g (1/2 cup)granulated sugar
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) vanilla essence
icing sugar for sprinkling

1. Preheat the oven to 150 C/ 300 F.
2. Sift the flour and salt together twice
3. With an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar until thick enough to leave a ribbon trail when beaters are lifted.
4. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Beat in the remaining sugar until glossy.
5. Sift the flour over the yolks and spoon a large dollop of egg whites over the flour. Carefully fold in with a large metal spoon, adding the vanilla essence. Gently fold in the remaining whites.

6. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large plain nozzle. Pipe lines on the baking sheets. sift over a layer of icing sugar.

7. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until crusty on the outside but soft in the centre. Cool slightly on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack.

Piškote

4 jaja
90 g brašna
Prstohvat soli
115 g šećera
2.5 ml esencije vanilije
Šećer u prahu za posipanje

1. Prethodno ugrijte pećnicu na 150 C
2. Prosijte brašno i sol
3. S mikserom posebno izmiksajte žumanjke s pola šećera dok nije dovoljno čvrsta smjesa da se može oblikovati
4. U drugoj posudi izmiksajte bjelanjke da se odvajaju od posude, te dodajte drugu polovicu šećera. Miksajte dok se šećer ne izradi
5. Umiješajte brašno u žumanjke i lagano, žlicu po žlicu dodavajte bjelanjke i esenciju vanilije, lagano miješajući.
6. Smjesom napunite špricu za kolače sa širokim nastavkom i na masnom papiru onlikujte piškote. Pospite kolačiće prije pečenja sa šećerom u prahu.
7. Pecite oko 15-20 minuta dok se na površini ne stvori krhka korica, ali moraju ostati meki iznutra. Ohladite.