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Espiros Dois (II)

By: Scotty  Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"This is a family recipe from my VaVoa (Portuguese grandmother). Our family always decorated them with the little silver BB candies. Save your egg yolks for the Arroz Doce! Espiros means 'sighs' in Portuguese."

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Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
9 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 24 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large glass bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until firm peaks form. Fold in lemon zest, salt, cornstarch, vinegar, and vanilla. Spoon in mounded tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.
  3. Place cookie sheet into oven and reduce temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Cook 1 hour. Turn off oven and allow to dry 8 hours, or overnight.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 27 | Total Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2005 by Ana from Brasil 
Scotty, I loved you recipe. Being Brazilian (portuguese speeking), I ask you to please correct... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by sccf 
I love suspiros! sweet and light. I suggest dipping in quince ou starberry jelly. By the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2005 by rob 
Good stuff Scotty! I'm not Portuguese, but I grew up in New Bedford eating lots of Portuguese... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2008 by Alice 
These are quite refreshing! Of course, I never have vinegar on-hand so I substituted 2 tsp of... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2009 by quante318 
I don't know if mine were what they are supposed to be, I followed the directions exactly, but... MORE
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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2009 by Gida 
Thanks for the recipe Scotty. My family is from Portugal and this is my mom's favorite cookie.... MORE

 
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