Fortune Cookie Origin

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The Real Origin of a Fortune Cookie When I was little I use to absolutely love fortune cookies. I would mainly grab them for the little paper inside because I always thought the fortune would come true. Never once did it cross my mind where they were made or even who came up with such a unique shaped cookie. Well for those who somehow or way don’t know what a fortune cookie is, according to Oxford Dictionaries, it is a thin folded cookie containing a slip of paper with a prediction or aphorism written on it and served in Chinese restaurants. Now that you are informed on what a fortune cookie is, today you will learn where fortune cookies were originally made and who made them, the ingredients and making process, …show more content…
But when we truly think about it, what in the world comes in them and how are they made?! Simple! The ingredients Rhonda Parkinson uses are two massive egg whites, half a tsp pure vanilla extract, half a tsp pure almond extract, three tbsp vegetable oil, eight tbsp all-purpose flour, one and a half tsps of cornstarch, a fourth of a tsp of salt, eight tbsp of sugar, and three tsps of water. To make a fortune cookie, you first write fortunes on pieces of paper that will fit inside the size of your cookies. Then second preheat your oven to 300 degrees and grease or butter your baking sheets. Third, in a ... bowl carefully stir your eggs…, vanilla extract..., almond extract and vegetable oil until sudsy but not stiff. Then sift the flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar into a different bowl and stir the water into the flour mixture. Next add the flour into the egg… mixture and mix and mix until you have... smooth like batter. Position leveled tbsps of batter onto the cookie sheet, locating them close to 3 inches apart. Delicately slant the cookie sheet back and forth and from side to side so that all tbsps of batter forms into a ring about 4 inches in diameter. Bake until the outer half-inch of each cookie turns golden brown and they are easy to remove from the... sheet with a spatula. So about 14-15 minutes. You should then ...quickly, remove the cookies... and flip them... over …show more content…
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