A thin crisp wafer, delicious served with ice cream or simply with good coffee. Best eaten on the day made. Gluten free

Makes 18

Ingredients

2 egg whites
3 tbspn (35g) maize cornflour
2 tbspn (35g ) caster sugar
1 tbspn brown sugar
1 tbspn (20g) butter, melted and cooled
1 tbspn coconut cream
rind of 1 Lime
1 ¼ cups cup (70g) dried shredded coconut, toasted until golden brown

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (160 C fan forced) and line two baking trays with baking paper.

Attach the wire whisk to the standmixer. Place the egg whites into the mixing bowl. Beat on speed 4 to soft peaks. Set bowl aside.

Attach the flat beater to the standmixer. Place a second stainless steel bowl onto the mixer (if you do not have a 2nd bowl, gently remove the egg white peaks from the bowl and set aside – quickly wipe out the bowl with paper towel).

Place the flour and sugars into the cleaned mixing bowl. Turn to speed 2 and mix to combine. Add the butter, coconut cream, egg whites and lime rind. Beat on speed 4 until smooth.

Spread 1 tbspn amounts of the mixture very thinly onto the prepared trays. Sprinkle with the shredded coconut and bake on the centre shelf for about 8 minutes or until golden brown. The mixture can separate during standing return to the mixer and whisk on speed 2 to combine.

Allow to cool slightly, then lift the edges of the wafer from the paper and remove to a cooling rack. The wafers cool quickly. If desired, quickly mould around a rolling pin for a slightly curved shape.

Tips

Asian food stores have a brand of coconut that has very thin long shreds. Standard shredded coconut from the supermarket can also be used.