Ladyfingers

Name: Ladyfingers
Yield: Makes 12 Ladyfingers
Ingredients: ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup cornstarch; ½ cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon; ¼ cup sorghum flour; ¼ cup tapioca flour; 4 large eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon guar gum

Preparation info

Makes
12
Ladyfingers

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free

By Karen Morgan

Published 2010

About

Mastering the ladyfingers recipe opened the door to all the more complicated recipes I’d been dying to make but couldn’t because I lacked this key ingredient. These are standard for snack time and essential for layered desserts, like charlottes and tiramisù.

Ingredients

4 large eggs, separated
½ cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tablespoon

Snack
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Position an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two jellyroll pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks with the ½