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225 °C225 °C (425 °F)

Ingredients

  • 100 g butter, softened3½ oz butter, softened
  • 100 g icing sugar (powdered sugar)3½ oz icing sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 100 g plain flour3½ oz plain flour
  • 2 egg whites

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 225°C and line a baking sheet with baking paper.Heat the oven to 425 °F and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
  2. Beat the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them in gently.
  4. Sift the flour over and fold it in gently.
  5. Spread the batter thinly into circles about 12 cm across on the baking paper. Bake only a few at a time.Spread the batter thinly into circles about 5 in across on the baking paper. Bake only a few at a time.
  6. Bake at 225°C for about 4–5 minutes, until golden at the edges.Bake at 425 °F for about 4–5 minutes, until golden at the edges.
  7. While still hot, immediately drape each one over the base of an upturned glass so it sets into a cup.

As she wrote it

Her page in the recipe book
Kramarhús.
100 gr. smjör - 100 gr. flórsykur 100 gr. hveiti - 2 eggjahvítur
Smjör + sykur hrært létt og ljóst og stífþ. hvítur bl. varl. í. Hveiti sáldrað yfir og bl. varl. saman við. (ca. 12 cm. kökur) 225°c í ca. 4-5 min. leggja strax yfir botn á glasi þá myndast skálar