Cheese Sponges in Syrup

Name: Cheese Sponges in Syrup (Peynir tatlısı)
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 8 fl oz/250 ml water; 2 teaspoons lemon rind, finely shredded; 3 oz/90 g white cheese, crumbled or mashed; 2 oz/60 g butter; 8 oz/225 g sugar; 1 egg; 1 oz/30 g icing sugar; 4 oz/120 g plain flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Peynir tatlısı

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

These delectable sweet sponges should be made with unsalted beyaz peynir or köy peyniri, which could be replaced with feta or ricotta. If you use a salty cheese, omit the teaspoon of salt in the recipe. There is no rule as to the shape or size.

Ingredients

4 oz/120 g plain flour
1 oz/30

Asia
Turkey
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 400F/Mark 6/200C
Make the syrup: put the ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Put aside.
Grease a medium-sized baking tin. Sift the flour, icing sugar, bi