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Chinatown, San Francisco Scribe - Chinese New Year 2010Photo by Mini MommyBlogExpert, MommyBlogExpert.com
The Chinese New Year 2011 begins on February 3 and runs for the next 15 days. This is the Year of the Rabbit, also known by its formal name of Xin Mao, according to ChinaPage.
Chinatown, San Francisco Gift Shop - Chinese New Year 2010Photo by Mini MommyBlogExpert, MommyBlogExpert.com
To enhance this Chinese holiday, as well as create some quality family time, here's a fun kitchen project to bake with your children courtesy of Handstand Kids.
Tell My Future Fortune Cookies
Ingredients:
2 egg whites
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sifted flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray
Pinch of salt
Fortune strips
Tools
Cookie/baking sheet
Mixing bowl
Parchment paper
Spatula
Whisk
Wooden spoon
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
Instructions:
As a safety reminder for parents, always supervise your child closely when working in the kitchen.
As a safety reminder for parents, always supervise your child closely when working in the kitchen.
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and coat with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Whisk egg whites in the bowl.
4. Mix flour, sugar, water and vanilla into foamy egg white mixture.
5. Beat the mixture with the whisk until smooth.
6. Put 1 tablespoon of the mix onto the parchment paper.
7. Use the back of the wooden spoon to flatten into a circle about 4 inches wide.
8. Repeat this step on the other half of the sheet. Make only 2 cookies per sheet.
9. Put cookie sheet in the oven and bake until golden brown at the edges, about 8 minutes.
10. Wearing oven mitts, carefully remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Using the spatula, quickly remove each cookie from the sheet onto a plate and place a fortune in the center before the cookie hardens.
11. Fold the cookie in half, then point the ends toward each other until they almost
touch.
12. Let the cookies cool, then enjoy!
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