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Langues de chat


By The more than occasional baker (Visit website)



I got a dinner invitation at the weekend (thanks T for a fab dinner!) so I thought I'd make something for my host. I was told cake was not required. As I was short on time, I decided to make a biscuit or cookie. I looked through my recipe books for inspiration. I happened to have some spare egg whites so I decided to make Langues de chat. It means "cats tongue" in French. It's really light, delicate and tasty. Why not give it a try?



125g butter, softened
125g caster sugar
3 egg whites
125g plain flour

Optional extras (choose only one of the following)
2 tsp lavender flowers/dried rose petals/fennel seeds or crystallised fruits, finely chopped
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Grated rind of 1 orange or lemon

(I used 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence for these)


Preheat the oven to 200C

Line a baking sheet with baking parchment

Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.

In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff, then gradually fold them into the butter mixture.

Sift in the flour and gently fold into the mixture.

Fit a piping bag with a medium sized plain nozzle (or a ziplock bag with the end snipped off) and spoon in the mixture.

Pipe the mixture into 3inch long fingers, no thicker than 1/2inch wide, leaving a little space between them to allow for spreading.

Sprinkle with optional extras of your choice and bake for 5-8 minutes or until crispy and pale golden around the edges.

Allow to cool completely.


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