| Type: | Dessert |
| Ingredients: |
4 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cold water 1 cup flour 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract |
| Procedure: |
Beat yolks and water until thick and lemon-colored. Add sugar gradually and beat 2 minutes. Mix and sift flour with baking powder and salt and add to first mixture. When thoroughly mixed, add whites of eggs, beaten stiff, and flavoring. Bake 30 minutes in a moderate oven, 350º, about 20 minutes in greased and floured pans. Tip: Take one teaspoonful of sugar from cup and mix into it 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar. Beat into stiffly beaten egg whites. Remove layers from pans immediately. If allowed to cool, they will stick. |
| Yields: | two layers |