Light As A Feather Lemon Cookies South Beach Recipes

LIGHT AS A FEATHER ANGEL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine evaporated milk and lemon juice. Reserve.
• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal., Add yeast mixture and reserved evaporated milk mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Knead dough on a floured surface about 5 times. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness with a 2-inch cutter. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12-13 minutes or until golden brown.
• TIPS: When cutting out biscuits always cut straight down and do not twist cutter as this will seal the edges and biscuits will not rise properly.
• Add chopped chives and grated cheeses for a different taste.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER CAKE

Steps:

• Separate eggs, placing whites in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle cream of tartar on egg whites and beat on high until soft peaks form.
• Slowly add in 1/2 cup of the sugar until whites are stiff but not dry.
• In a medium sized bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together.
• Make a well in the sifted ingredients and add oil, egg yolks, water, and extract. Beat until smooth.
• Fold egg yolk mixture gradually into beaten egg whites. Pour batter into ungreased angel food cake pan.
• Bake at 350F for 45 min or until cake is golden and springs back when touched.with a finger. Cool upside down by balancing the inside ring of the pan on a bottle or funnel (if your pan doesn't have cooling legs).

LIGHT AS A FEATHER LEMON COOKIES - SOUTH BEACH

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar substitute, 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, lemon peel, and baking powder. Add the margarine and pulse on and off until coarse crumbs form. Add the egg and lemon juice and process just until a dough forms.
• Form the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Shape the dough into 1" balls and place them 1" apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are golden. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and dust them with the tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Cool on a rack.