Celestes Strawberry Sighs Or Suspiros Food

CELESTE'S STRAWBERRY SIGHS OR SUSPIROS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, lemon peel and juice, and salt in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and cook without stirring until syrup reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees). Remove fro heat.
• Beating constantly, pour syrup in egg whites.
• Continue beating until meringue is cool and very thick.
• For each sighs, spoon a heaping tablespoons of meringue onto a buttered baking sheet.
• Top with a strawberry and spoon on just enough more meringue to completely cover and seal in the berry.
• Bake in hot oven 450 degrees for about 3 minutes or until golden.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.

SUSPIROS (BREATHLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place tapioca flour in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well until a soft dough forms.
• Pinch off a small piece of dough and roll out into a rope the length of a pencil on your work surface; coil tightly into a spiral. Repeat with remaining dough. Arrange spirals on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked on the bottom but still pale on top, about 15 minutes.