Savoiardi - Biscuits à la cuillère of S.Serveau

By mariannefeldman

http://idolcidipinella.blogspot.com/2008/07/alla-fine-della-fiera.html


from:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/792848

Ingredients

• 125 g egg whites (about 4)
• 100 grams of sugar
• 4 egg yolks (about 80 grams)
• 50 grams of flour
• 50 grams of cornstarch (or potato starch)
• granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 165 ° C


125 g egg whites (about 4)
100 grams of sugar
Beat the egg whites and add up the sugar until a firm meringue.

4 egg yolks (about 80 grams)
Mix them with a wire whisk and then add them to the meringue working from the top down.

Sift:

50 grams of flour e50 grams of cornstarch (I used potato starch)

Combine the powder mixture, stirring carefully with a spatula from top to bottom.
Squeeze the mixture with a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip and sprinkle the cookies with granulated sugar. Let stand for 5 minutes and then bake at 165 ° C with a crack in the furnace created by the insertion of a wooden spoon.

Note: For them chocolate, Serveau recommended to add 30 grams of cocoa powder
sweetened flour and starch and sift the mixture for 2 times.