Peanut Sticks

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lb spanish peanut, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt.
• 2 separate eggs.
• 3 beat egg whites until stiff; set aside.
• 4 beat egg yolks with sugar until light and lemon colored.
• 5 gradually beat in boiling water (temper the egg yolks or you will scramble them. i beat the hot water in at a dribble like making mayo ).
• 6 add sifted dry ingredients and blend well.( the batter gets thicker and sticky if you wait to long dont dawdle ).
• 7 fold in egg whites and vanilla.
• 8 spoon batter unto greased 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan.
• 9 bake in moderate oven 350 degrees fahrenheit for 36 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 10 ( i think that 20 minutes are good myself start there . i used a cookie sheet for mine if using a jelly roll pan check sooner ).
• 11 cool 3 minutes in pan. these bad boys do stick a little in non stick pans spray pam
• 12 turn out of pan; cut in 48 oblong pieces 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 ".
• 13 for thin glaze, mix confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla together.
• 14 spread cake squares lightly with the thin glaze.
• 15 roll in finely chopped peanuts with red skins still on for color.
• 16 let stand on wire racks until dry enough to wrap or pack.
• 17 makes 4 dozen.