Girdle Sponges

Name: Girdle Sponges
Yield: Makes 4–6
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 1 oz (25 g) butter (¼ stick); 2 eggs, separated; 1 tablespoon castor sugar; Milk to mix; Pinch of salt; 4 oz (125 g) self-raising flour (1 c)

Preparation info

Makes
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Broths to Bannocks

By Catherine Brown

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

1 tablespoon castor sugar
1 oz (25 g) butter (<

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian
Breakfast
Scotland

Method

Preparing the Girdle

Heat the girdle and grease.

Mixing

Beat the sugar and butter till creamy, and beat in the egg yolks. Sift in the flour and salt and add enough milk (about 5 tablespoonfuls) to make a thick creamy mixture. Beat the whites to soft peak and fold in gently.