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King
Arthur’s Lemon Meringue Cookies, Medieval Cookery
Makes
about 24 cookies at about 20 calories each
These cookies be so light,
so faire, so lemony that it should’st almost be a crime to feast upon them.
But is not!
Again, we hath a recipe
whose main ingredient be egg whites. Remember, the white of the egg contains
zero cholesterol, so thou can feast upon this goody in abundance.
As for the cookies, enjoy
several of these light luscious lovelies with a cup of warm rum-flavored tea
that hath been sweetened with no calorie sweetener.
- Ingredients
for Low Fat, Low Calorie Recipe
- 3 Egg Whites
- Dash of
Salt
- ½
Cup of REAL Sugar
- 10 Packets
of No Calorie Sweetener
- 1 Teaspoon
of Grated Lemon Zest
- 1 Teaspoon
of Lemon or REAL Vanilla Extract
Prepare a cookie sheet
by lining with parchment. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Beat whites of eggs in
a cold stainless steel bowl, if possible, on high with the electric hand mixer.
Beat until peaks form, then begin to slowly incorporate the sugars.
Continue to beat the whey
out of the whites until the hath formed stiff peaks. Beat in extract then
shut off mixer.
Take heed, folding in
the lemon zest with the utmost care.
Immediately drop by teaspoon
onto parchment paper. Place mounds approximately 1 ½ inches apart
for growing room.
Place filled cookie sheet
into hot oven, then twist off heat. Cookies will be ready to remove in
about two hours. Store in an air-tight container.
If the prefer, King Arthur
cookies can be prepared just before bedtime & be allowed to rest in the
oven all night. If the fear thieves may’st steal away the goodies, then
bake by the light of day.
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