Cinema snacks: recreating recipes from the silver screen
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Welcome to Bite Club, where we show you how to recreate recipes from the screen so you can bring the telly to your belly and munch your way through the movies alongside your favourite characters. This week, we’re celebrating a body-swapping blast from the past and the arrival of a long-awaited sequel that's been 22 years in the making (finally!) by recreating the mystical Fortune Cookies from FREAKY FRIDAY 🥠✨
In Freaky Friday, the humble fortune cookie is the chaos catalyst that kicks off the entire body swap debacle. Handed over at a Chinese restaurant mid-argument, these crispy little troublemakers are laced with ancient magic. One dramatic crunch later, our mother/daughter duo wake up in each other’s bodies, and chaos (and character growth) ensues. It’s one of the most memorable uses of food magic in movie history.
Now, we can’t promise if you make these yourself, they will spark an identity crisis, but we can guarantee they’ll be crispy, delicious, and perfect for a movie night or homemade party favours. A quick note before you get cracking: you’ve gotta work quickly to shape them before they cool, and the cookies come out very hot, so keep your fingers safe! This isn't one to be making with kids...
For more hints and tips, be sure to check out our video (and show it some love, so we can keep making more!) Don’t blame us if you wake up in your mum’s body. You’ve been warned...
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FORTUNE COOKIES
Features in Freaky Friday at 21mins and 20 secs
INGREDIENTS (makes 12-14)
2 large egg whites
60g plain flour
60g caster sugar
60g melted butter
¼ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp almond extract
1 tbsp water
Pinch of salt
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 210°C / 190°C fan, line a baking tray with a silicone baking mat, or parchment paper. Ensure that your fortunes are ready to go before starting!
In the bowl of a stand mixer, or large mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites for 1-2 mins until frothy. Add the melted butter, salt, sugar, water and the vanilla and almond extracts, and whisk to combine.
Sift in the flour, and mix until just combined.
Spoon one tablespoon of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, and use the tablespoon measure to spread the batter into a 3-4 inch circle. Repeat to form a second circle. Nb: bake two cookies at a time to prevent them cooling before you are able to shape them.
Bake for 8 - 10 mins until the edges become golden brown.
Remove from the oven, and working very quickly, flip the cookie, place the fortune in the centre, and fold the cookie in half. Place the hot cookie onto the edge of a glass, folding the edges down to form a fortune cookie shape. Place into a muffin tin to cool. nb: check out our video to follow along step-by-step!
Repeat with the remaining batter, leaving the cookies in the muffin tin until fully cooled.
