Scones..how can i get them to rise..

Swan_2

poodlehorse wrote: »

Nope I MEAN girdle because I am Scottish and that is the word we use therefore we make girdle scones although I have not attempted them yet this is what you would see written in the bakers or indeed on supermarket girdle scones so I honestly haven't just made it up to sound kinky. Sorry for the confusion.:p

lol, definiltely no kinkiness up here I've always known it as a girdle too

poodlehorse

HariboJunkie wrote: »

I've lived in Scotland for 15 years and never noticed.

Everything is getting more anglified now so maybe it isn't as widely used in all parts of Scotland now especially as less people probably have them and use them in their own homes but it certainly is here in the depths of Aberdeenshire. I would not generally use Scots words where I didn't think they would be understood but I rather forgot about girdle/griddle.:o

Where are you HJ out of interest?

poodlehorse

Swan wrote: »

lol, definiltely no kinkiness up here I've always known it as a girdle too

Oh thank God!!!:D I was starting to feel like I was making it up!!:T

Swan_2

[FONT=arial unicode MS, Everson Mono Unicode, Lucida Sans Unicode, Unicode]from Dictionary of the Scots Language ...

GIRDLE, n. A met. form of Eng. griddle, a circular iron plate with hooped handle, suspended or placed over the fire and used for baking scones, oat-cakes, etc. Gen.Sc. Common also in n.Eng., Som. & Dev. dial. Also girdel, †girdill (Ayr. 1744 Sc. Journal (1848) I. 334) and reduced form girl(e)Poems II., Gl. 174; ‡Cai.7 1954). Also used attrib. Hence girdleful, as much as a girdle will hold. (Rnf. 1813 E. Picken [/FONT]

anniewoo

I usually add a beaten egg to my scone mixture and then use less milk to mix.I never have problems with my scones rising,they are the one thing I make that always turns out perfectly.

A lot of recipes don't include an egg,but my Mum always put one in her scones and so do I.

I also don't mess around with cutters,I just shape the mixture into a rectangle,about 1" deep and then cut it in to 6 pieces with a knife.This means you have square scones instead of round ones of course,but they still taste the same.

trigger2

I have to confess I've never heard of girdle scones either, (I'm in Fife). However I am originally from the south, so who knows ! Anyback back to scones (or scoans !) mine never seem to rise much either, I think I roll them out too thin, mind you they always get eaten !!

belfastgirl23

We do have griddle scones here in NI but I have to admit I have no idea what they are

I wonder if it's worth checking the fat you're using too. If you're using margerine with a lower fat content this can make it a bit crumbly I think??

I always use an egg/milk mix too btw and if I fancy the scones being richer I use two eggs and just reduce the amount of milk accordingly.

Swan_2

trigger2 wrote: »

I have to confess I've never heard of girdle scones either, (I'm in Fife). However I am originally from the south, so who knows !

you might know them as drop scones?

trigger2

Ah drop scones now I get it Yummy, I made them the other day, might do again tonight now I think of it :j
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Trigger

Seakay

We always called drop scones girdle scones at home (in fact we talked about griddle scones, but were told that the spelling was girdle), and none of my family has any connection to Scotland at all! My Mum's Mum was Lancashire born and bred, so I don't know if it is from there, but some old cook books talk about girdle scones, even though they tell you too make them on a griddle, so I think that maybe it is a dialect word that's lasted longer in Scotland.