Great Big Fortune Cookies with Pomegranate Granita
- 2 cups fresh pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 cup simple syrup
- 2 sheets gelatin, sponged
- 2 egg whites, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Paper fortunes
- To make the Granita: In a bowl whisk the liquids together.
- Take off 1/2 cup of the liquid, add the sponged gelatin and warm it to melt the gelatin.
- Combine all the liquids and pour into an 8 by 8-inch pan.
- Freeze overnight.
- Scrape the next day into a freezer container.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- To make the Fortune Cookie: Cut a stencil out of a plastic coffee can lid in the shape of a 6-inch disk.
- Whip the egg whites until stiff and chill.
- In a mixer, cream the butter; then add the sugar and continue mixing.
- Add the flour and blend in; then add the vanilla and blend again.
- Add the chilled egg whites and mix on low until well incorporated and the batter is smooth.
- With a small offset spatula, spread batter through the stencil onto a silicone baking mat- or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, about 4 per cookie sheet.
- Bake until light golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Quickly remove the pan from the oven and 1 at a time place a fortune across the center with a bit hanging out.
- Fold cookie circle in half over fortune; then in half again with flaps only slightly overlapping each other, bringing the opposing sides together and pinch.
- Let cool.
- Serve next to a frozen bowl of granita.
pomegranate juice, lime juice, simple syrup, gelatin, egg whites, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, paper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/great-big-fortune-cookies-with-pomegranate-granita-recipe.html (may not work)