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These sweet little crunchy biscuits are called “Linguas de veado” in Portuguese.   Quite interestingly, when translated into English it means; “Butter cookies in the shape of a large tongue”.  However, I made them round in shape so that they are easier to pop into the mouth and crunch away in seconds! Super easy to make and they all will vanish in a jiffy. What you need: Egg whites  3 Icing sugar  120 g Margarine or butter (melted)  120 g Plain flour  120 g Salt  3 pinches Vanilla 1 tsp Let’s make: Set the Oven to 160 C Cream the batter Clean wipe a wide bowl perfectly dry to beat the egg whites Pour the egg whites and beat until frothy.  This will take  2- 3 mins In a seperate bowl beat butter and icing sugar until creamy Now add the butter and sugar cream to the egg whites Add Plain flour Add salt and vanilla Give a good stir and bring all together using a wooden spoon or a spatula Pipe onto the t...

The intoxicating scent and sweetness of bananas and the crunchiness of walnuts make this cake the ultimate best you can ever dream of a tea-time cake! In the process of trying to produce something similar to Starbucks’ banana and walnut cake, I ended up creating something far better and simply irresistible.  Adding a generous amount of lemon juice did the miracle of incorporating the tastes of all the ingredients included. Also, drizzling a spoonful of golden syrup out of impulse brought wonders to the flavours! No need of describing the taste and flavours, please do make this gorgeous cake and let me know whether it won over the Starbucks’ version. Over-riped bananas with black patches on the skin are the best for this cake. They are high in flavour and moisture, which in turn gives a delicious scent and taste to this cake. Over-riped bananas – best for banana cake Necessary ingredients:  Over- riped bananas  2 large  Soft brown sugar  170 ...