Special Ladyfinger Dessert Recipes

SPECIAL LADYFINGER DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cheeses and confectioners' sugar. Split ladyfingers; spread cheese mixture over top halves and preserves over bottom halves. Sandwich halves together. Dust with cocoa. Garnish with strawberries.

LADYFINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, sift together flour, cornstarch, and salt; set aside. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and the vanilla until light and creamy, about 4 minutes; set aside.
• In the clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a clean whisk attachment, beat egg whites on medium-high speed with 1/4 cup granulated sugar until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and continue to beat until soft peaks form. With machine running, gradually add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, beating into stiff, glossy peaks.
• Fold egg-yolk mixture into egg-white mixture, then fold in dry ingredients. Do not overmix.
• Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe 4-inch cookies onto prepared baking sheets leaving about 1 inch between cookies. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar. Bake until just beginning to brown around the edges, about 8 minutes; rotate pans once after 4 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Will keep, at room temperature, in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
• Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar and, if desired, sandwich raspberry jam or lemon curd between them.

LADYFINGER LEMON DESSERT

Steps:

• Pour milk into a small metal mixing bowl; place mixer beaters in the bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Line the sides of a 9-in. springform pan with ladyfingers; set aside. In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in orange juice. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice and peel; cool to room temperature.
• Beat chilled milk until soft peaks form; fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until firm. Spread with whipped topping. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.

LADY FINGER DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese, powdered sugar together, start with just one cup of powder sugar and add more if needed, add the juice of the crushed pineapple and about 1 tablespoon of the pineapple, mix well and set aside.
• Mix pudding as package directs in separate bowl and set aside.
• Take 2 lady fingers at a time and spread the middle of one with about 1/2 teaspoon or more of cream cheese mixture and top with second lady finger, continue this till all the lady fingers are used.
• In a loaf pan or square dish put 1/3 of the pudding.
• Top with 8 of the lady fingers. spoon more of the cream cheese mixture on top and sprinkle 1/2 the crushed pineapple.
• Spoon 1/3 pudding on top and repeat with the lady fingers, cream mixture and pineapple.
• Put remaining 1/3 pudding on and top with remaining lady fingers.
• My husband said this was wonderful but bananas would make it better so instead of just pineapple try adding some bananas when you put on the pineapple.
• Oh, refrigerate 1 hour before serving and any leftover. Really good. enjoy!