Spanish Mella's Ladyfinger Dessert

These pastries can be whipped up in batches as large as you care to multiply, so they're nice to keep in mind for entertainment.

• Ready In: 19 mins
• Yields: 24 ladyfingers

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

Directions

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.