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Friday Faves #76-Fortune Cookies for Confucius Day

9/28/2018

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     Today's Friday Fave post came about because of a few things: 
  1. Tomorrow, September 29th is Confucius Day.  Finding this out made me think of all of those Chinese Proverbs that are always so wise and may or may not have been something said by Confucius.  
  2. That made me think of fortunes in fortune cookies that sometimes have proverbs written on them. 
  3. I have a fortune cookie kit that my son gave to me a few years ago that I have never used.  But, when I saw the contestants on the Great British Bake off make fortune cookies, I decided that I should give it a try. 
  4. Even though fortune cookies aren't really Chinese, they are a very fun part of a Chinese meal. It is thought that David Jung, a restaurant owner in LA, invented them back in 1920.  Until the 1960s, fortune cookies were handmade until a machine was invented to automate the process. 
  5. And, even though fortune cookies aren't really Asian, Alicia just put up our newest podcast about the book to film title, Crazy Rich Asians  on From Cover to Reel! They could be a good snack while reading or watching this movie! 
     Of course, the best part of the fortune cookie is the fortune! I asked my girls for fortunes that they would like to see, and I got a couple of good ones from them.  Also, the kit comes with over 100 fortunes, and some are pretty good, depending on the type you want, serious, romantic, funny, etc.
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    The recipe for fortune cookies is very simple.  Be prepared to have burnt fingertips as you shape the cookies.  
Fortune Cookies
This is how the batter looks spread on the parchment.
Here is the cookie shaped and in the muffin tin.
     Depending on your oven, you may have to play with the time and temperature for your cookies.  Some of my cookies ended up nice and crispy with that nice snap.  But some were a little too soft. So, it is trial and error I guess.  
     Of course, if you don't want to make your own cookies, but want the personalized fortunes, you can purchase them and pull out the fortunes carefully and add your own. 
     Happy Confucius Day! And be sure to check out the podcast!  It is extra good because my son-in-law  is partnering with Alicia this week and they do a great job together! 
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