RUSSIAN CIGAR BISCUITS

INGREDIENTS:
Butter - 40 gms
Egg whites -2
Castor sugar - 65 gms
Plain flour - 50 gms (sifted)
Ground almonds - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Melt the butter gently over a low heat, and allow to cool.
• Beat the egg whites until frothy, add the castor sugar and beat again for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is thick.
• Gently fold in the sifted flour together with the melted butter and the ground almonds.
• Lightly grease 3 baking trays. Drop 3 small spoonfuls of the mixture on to a tray.
• Spread each spoonful into a shallow oval shape and bake in a preheated oven for about 5 minutes, or until the biscuits are lightly browned round the edges.
• Quickly remove the biscuits from the baking tray and curl them round the handle of a wooden spoon while still hot.
• Allow the biscuits to set in shape for 2-3 minutes before removing to a wire tray to go completely cold.
• Cook the remaining biscuits similarly using a cool baking tray for each batch. Curl and allow the biscuits to set in shape.
• It is advisable to cook only 3 of these biscuits at a time as speed is needed in shaping them.
• However the mixture has to be spread on to cool trays, so it is a good idea to have 3 trays in use.