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Portuguese Snow Drops
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John Pacheco
"Also called 'sonjos' in Portuguese."
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Ingredients
25 m servings 82Original recipe yields 10 servings (10 snow drops)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar and lemon juice, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls egg mixture onto a baking sheet, making little peaked mounds.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and dry on the outside yet soft and no longer gooey on the inside, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Notes:
- For Christmas, mom would add a small drop of red or green food coloring to lightly tint these. Seasonal sprinkles can also be added before baking.
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9/6/2016
I made it and baked for 20 mins but it became sticky even after letting it cool. What did I do wrong?
2/21/2016
Excellent, just the way my Avo would make them. We call the Espiros though, but the same recipe. I make these on all special occasions, my son just loves them!
6/9/2019
Loved it, but had to bake them for 30 minutes before the inside was cooked. Added 1/8 t of lemon zest, decadent
12/10/2017
I looked at a lot of recipes, and I just love these ones great tasting and easy to make
4/8/2016
How can these little puffs of air be so addictive? When I saw that this recipe called for so little lemon, I couldn't imagine why it was even in there. And when I tasted the batter before bakin...