Although the fortune cookies are loved by many because of their crispy texture and yummy flavor, the essence of the fortune cookie is the famous fortune it holds.
People all over the world buy it in hope of finding out what their fortune would say, and if the prediction would come true or not.
Many Chinese restaurants serve tasty fortune cookies, but they can also be made at home quite easily.
Bake the fortune cookies for a family get-together or a birthday party. The unraveling of the fortune cookie with your loved ones would undoubtedly be a fun experience to indulge in.
Health Benefits
Eating a fortune cookie is highly beneficial as it is a rich source of important vitamins and minerals like calcium, potassium, phosphorus and selenium.
Ingredients
egg whites: 2
Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
almond extract: 1 tsp
Sunflower Oil: 3 tbsp
plain flour: 100 g
Corn flour: 2 tsp
caster sugar: 100 g
black sesame seeds: 1 1/2 tbsp
How To Make Fortune Cookie
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C or 160 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a baking parchment.
- Print out fortunes on a paper measuring 6cm long by 1cm wide.
- Put the egg whites, vanilla, almond extract, oil and cold water into a bowl. Whisk with an electric beater until smooth and frothy.
- Now add in the plain flour, corn flour, sugar and salt. Whisk until the batter is thick. Keep it in the refrigerator for an hour to cool.
- Now put a tablespoon of mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Using the back of an oiled spoon, swirl the mixture into a circle to make cookies. Repeat the process with another tablespoon of the mixture. Make sure there is space between the cookies.
- Sprinkle black sesame seeds over the cookies.
- Bake them for 10 to 15 minutes until the edges of the cookies turn golden.
- Turn the cookies over and put the fortune in the middle of the circle.
- Fold the circle in half to secure the fortune inside. Put the two edges together to seal.
- Gently pull the corners of the cookies so that they bend in the middle to get the fortune cookie shape.
- Place the folded cookies into a cup of muffin or a tin to hold their shape.
Trivia
- Three billion fortune cookies are made each year around the world.
- The origin of the modern day fortune cookies are unknown; but it is strongly believed to have originated in Japan.
The largest manufacturer of fortune cookies is Wonton Food Inc., headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.