The griddle scone (most dialects of
English
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) or girdle scone (
Scots and
Northumbrian English
The Northumbrian dialect refers to any of several English language varieties spoken in the traditional English region of Northumbria, which includes most of the North East England government region. The traditional Northumbrian dialect is a m ...
) is a variety of
scone
A scone is a baked good, usually made of either wheat or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. The scone is a basic component of th ...
which is baked on a
griddle
A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface. Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, a flat heated cooking surface built into a stove or ...
or frying pan rather than in an oven.
In New Zealand, griddle scones are generally cooked as one large disk shaped mass which is divided into wedges for serving, often with
golden syrup or jam.
Name
In the
Scots language
Scots ( endonym: ''Scots''; gd, Albais, ) is an Anglic language variety in the West Germanic language family, spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster in the north of Ireland (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots). Most commonly ...
and the
Northumbrian English dialect, a griddle is called a ''girdle''. The transposition of the sounds is due to
linguistic metathesis.
Therefore, griddle scones are known as ''girdle scones''. This usage is also common in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
where scones, of all varieties, form an important part of the traditional cuisine.
See also
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List of quick breads
This is a list of quick breads. Quick bread is any bread leavened with some leavening agents other than yeast or eggs. Preparing a quick bread generally involves two mixing bowls. One contains all dry ingredients (including chemical leavening age ...
*
Welsh cake
Welsh cakes ( cy, picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau cri or '), also bakestones or pics, are a traditional list of sweet breads , sweet bread in Wales. They have been popular since the late 19th century with the addition of fat, sugar and dried ...
– may also be cooked on a griddle
References
Further reading
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British breads
Quick breads
Scottish breads
New Zealand breads
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