Spanish Mella's Ladyfinger Dessert

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs, well beaten (divided)
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 24 ladyfingers
• 12 graham crackers, crushed into fine crumbs
• hot butter or margarine
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan combine milk, 1 egg, granulated sugar mixed with cornstarch, and lemon rind.
• 2 stir gently over low heat for 5 minutes, or until mixture thickens.
• 3 cool at room temperature.
• 4 split 24 ladyfingers.
• 5 fill with cooled custard filling and put together.
• 6 dip into remaining beaten egg, then into graham cracker crumbs.
• 7 fry in hot butter for 4 minutes on each side, or until brown but not burned.
• 8 sprinkle with confectioners' sugar; serve warm.
• 9 makes 24 cakes.
• 10 woman's day.