Eggless Lady Fingers

Hi Bakers! Since baking is my new found love, I love spending time reading about recipes that I can bake at home and post for you guys. I found about Ladyfingers when I was exploring how to make a tiramisu. There were many tiramisu articles and recipes mentioning about store bought "Ladyfingers" that are used as the sponge base for the desert. Ladyfingers are finger-like sweet, spongy British biscuits that are principal ingredient in many deserts, including trifles and tiramisu. They are being made since the 15th century in royal families as a sign of local delicacy. Another interesting fact is that they are usually given to infants because they are easy to chew. They are also make for delicious cookies that you can enjoy with a cup of tea!

The original idea was to make a tiramisu dessert, however I was not convinced with the idea of getting store bought lady fingers or sponge cake to make my tiramisu. While, they are traditionally made using eggs, there are always more than one ways to do things, right? So I looked up some ways to make ladyfingers at home and tried making them eggless. They are basically soaked in coffee syrup or liqueur to make the sponge for tiramisu. They are really easy, super quick to make and can be stored for a day or two for your tiramisu! Also, I will try to make them healthy by using wheat or almond flour in future.

For this recipe, we tried recording a video for you guys for the first time. Not the best, but it will help you get an idea of each stage. Hope you like it! And ofcourse, tiramisu recipe is around the corner!

Prep time: 15 mins; Cook time: 12 mins; Makes: 14-16 biscuits

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter - melted or at room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/4 cup warm milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven at 350 F and prepare a flat baking pan with parchment paper

2. In a bowl, whisk the butter and sugar together until it comes together and is smooth

3. Add the flour, baking powder and vanilla essence to it and mix well.

4. It will appear as a crumbled mixture

5. Add the warm milk to it and mix with a spatula. At this point the consistency will be doughy

6. Add the batter in a piping bag and make finger-size cookies on the baking tray. I like drawing templates for the exact size of your future tiramisu pan

7. Bake at 350 F for 10-12 mins

Important tips:

• Cookies will not turn brown so do not wait for them

• Watch when you add milk, you do not need a runny batter. I used 1/4 cup but you can adjust it if you started with melted butter.

• Make better shaped than we did, lol!

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