Author Notes
This came about because my grandson wanted to cook something and he picked out vanilla pudding. It required 3 egg yolks, so while he was making pudding, I decided to bake something using the egg whites. I was going to make meringues, but he suggested angel food cupcakes--grandpa's favorite. It works out well for when you don't want too many temptations around, but you want a little bit of indulgence. dairy-free. —weshook
Ingredients
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3
eggwhites
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1/4 teaspoon
cream of tartar
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5 tablespoons
sugar (I like the fine baker's sugar, but regular will do)
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1/4 teaspoon
vanilla
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1 drop
almond extract
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1/4 cup
flour (I just use unbleached all-purpose)
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1 pinch
salt
Directions
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preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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whip the eggwhites until foamy; then add the cream of tartar and continue whipping until soft peaks begin to form. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar over the eggwhites and whip. repeat 3 times.
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fold in the vanilla and almond extracts.
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in a separate bowl, stir together remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour and pinch of salt. one tablespoon at a time, fold this mixture into the eggwhite mixture.
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line a 6-muffin tin with cupcakes liners. spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling at least 2/3 full. I actually ended up with a smaller 7th cupcake. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the tops are nicely browned and they spring back when lightly touched.
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