Do you want to know what I do sooooo much? Like a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot. I start baking an item and when I’ve almost half way through I realize I am out of an ingredient that I need. Or I’ve already started cooking dinner and I swore that I had everything on hand but then I notice I am out of multiple ingredients. Yep, I do that. All the time! At that point, I either stop what I’m doing and go to the store, or just wing it and make due with what I have on hand. Or, I get my wonderful husband to go the store while I keep working, so I don’t loose time :).
A couple weeks ago I wanted to make Tiramisu. I thought I had some ladyfingers in the cupboard, but of course, it turns out I didn’t have any on hand. I quickly went to the store but they didn’t have any. I went to another store and they didn’t sell ladyfingers either. Ugh! What was I going to do now?
Duh, Krissy, make them from scratch! Why didn’t I think of that earlier? I make pretty much everything from scratch, but for some reason I never heard of people making homemade ladyfingers for their tiramisu so I didn’t think about it myself.
Turns out homemade ladyfingers couldn’t be easier! They are pretty much just a soft, sponge cake, but shaped in the form of a long, thin cookie. And they are so quick to bake! I whipped up a batch and baked them all within 20 minutes.
Homemade Ladyfingers
For Printable Recipe, Click here!
Makes: About 25 Cookies
4 ounces Egg Whites
½ cup Sugar, Divided
3 Egg Yolks
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
¾ cup All Purpose Flour
½ teaspoon Baking Powder
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside until needed.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites until they begin to foam. Slowly add ¼ of sugar and continue whisking until stiff peaks form. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the remaining ¼ cup of sugar. Mix in the vanilla.
In a small bowl, combine the flour and baking powder and then add it to the whipped egg whites. With a spatula, carefully fold the egg white and flour mixture into the egg yolks until fully incorporated. Transfer the batter to a piping bag fitted with a round top. Pipe 2 ½ inch bars, leaving at least 1 inch between each bar, onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake the ladyfingers until they have puffed and begin to turn a light golden brown, about 7 minutes. Allow the ladyfingers to sit on the baking sheet for one minute and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Serve and enjoy!
These last up to 2 weeks in a sealed container. They will last even longer in the refrigerator and/or freezer.
It's like, a fact of nature, that I can never find ladyfingers when I need them. But now I'll never have to stress it again! These look awesome.
ReplyDeleteoh yum! I've never been able to find ladyfingers in stores, I guess it's 'rare' haha or they just expect us to make our own, like you did :) they look great!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't buy ladyfingers ever again if I had beauties like these at home!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous Krissy! I will most definitely be making these!
ReplyDeleteNice! This is just one of those things I never think to make at home, when I;m sure the quality would actually be better. Great recipe!
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain especially with ladyfingers, I think they're more of a seasonal item which is stupid because you can have tiramisu all year round :) Kudos to you for making your own, that's dedication!
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
ReplyDeletei had no idea these were so easy to make! love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the post! It is easy!
ReplyDeleteKrissy, these are awesome. I can't wait to try to make them myself. I definitely will the next time I make tiramisu!
ReplyDeleteLove the recipe, quick question though... When adding the flour mixture it says add it to the egg whites, then fold into the egg whites. Do you mean add the flour mixture to the egg yolks, and then fold that mixture into the whites? Thanks! Can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteWow! I didn't know it was so easy! Great post :) Mmm Tiramisu.. NOM!
ReplyDeleteI've never really liked the shop bought ones, they feel so artificial, but my partner would kill for tiramisu...but now I've got your brilliant recipe. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOkay I do that all the time....I think my record is whole foods 4 times in one day (I was making a big meal for 15). I thought I was going to rip my hair out! These look really really really tasty!!
ReplyDeleteRelatively new to your blog. Really like it, but I am so jealous that you get to live in San Diego. I lived in Chula Vista when we were first married and worked on Point Loma. I just love that whole darn area. Now I am stuck in the IE. At least it is close enough to visit.
ReplyDeleteThe ladyfingers look lovely. I will give them a try.
Fantastic as usual. This is wonderful, I had no idea I could make my own.
ReplyDeleteOn friday I prepared chocolate and ladyfingers to eat in middle afternoon... they were good of taste but they looked not so good jajaja, next time I'll follow your instructions because your ladygingers look amazing!
ReplyDeletehaha I did the exact same thing yesterday! I was halfway through my recipe when I realized I didn't have any sour cream...! I love your recipe, such a great idea, I've never heard of baking your own lady fingers, these turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI love baking, but I always thought making a cake meant getting a box mix, muffins meant a pouch, etc. But I am trying really hard to make everything I eat homemade. I have been putting off making tiramisu because I don't want to buy lady fingers. Now I don't have that excuse! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Next time I plan on making tiramisu, I'll definitely make these first.
ReplyDeleteSan Diego is the best!
ReplyDeleteHaha love that I'm not the only one!
ReplyDeleteSO easy!!!
ReplyDeleteI did! Thank you so much for catching that. I changed it in the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteThey really are so easy Nicole. You got to try them out!
ReplyDeleteThese are just gorgeous. So classy.
ReplyDeleteIn India, okra is known as ladyfinger...strange but true. Being an Indian, this came as a surprise to me. I was intrigued by the topic of your post-homemade ladyfingers until I realised it is not what we refer to as ladyfinger here.
ReplyDelete4 ounces of egg whites? how many eggs does that need?
ReplyDelete4 ounces is about 4 egg whites. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a mess I made....I mixed the flour mixture into the eggwhites as per recipe then added that horrible mix into the yolk mix...the mixture was sooo runny that I couldn't pipe it...it ran straight through the piping bag!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry that your batter didn't turn out. Did you whip the egg whites until they were at stiff peaks? If not, then they would be too watery and wouldn't create a sturdy batter. Please email me with any questions or if you have any more problems. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI was really excited to make these but I have to concur with the other commenters: the batter was way too runny. I made them twice because I thought I didn't beat the egg whites enough the first time but got the exact same result (and wasted a lot of expensive ingredients!). You might want to rethink this one.
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