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Lepelbiscuit

English translation: boudoir biscuits/sponge fingers

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Dutch term or phrase:Lepelbiscuit
English translation:boudoir biscuits/sponge fingers
Entered by: Kate Hudson (X)

12:40 Oct 19, 2010
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / cakes/gateaux
Dutch term or phrase: Lepelbiscuit
This is the name of a type of sponge/cake/biscuit. I think it's probably something like a boudoir biscuit.
The ingredients are:

Egg yolks 0.600 kg
Sugar 0.600 kg
Trimoline (inverted sugar syrup) 0.030 kg
Egg whites 0.900 kg
Sugar 0.150 kg
Flour 0.750 kg

Method:
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and trimoline until light
Whisk the egg whites with the sugar until stiff
Fold the egg yolks into the egg whites
Fold in the sifted flour
Pipe to the desired size
Bake at ??? °C
Lindsay Edwards
Belgium
Local time: 18:14
boudoir biscuits/sponge fingers
Explanation:
These look very like boudoir biscuits or sponge fingers

http://www.vandemoortelebakery.be/nl/recepten?recept=1151,ca...
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Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 18:14
Grading comment
Thank you, Lindsay
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Ladyfingers
David Walker (X)
3 +2boudoir biscuits/sponge fingers
Kate Hudson (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
agree with Kate. They are sponge fingers
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
boudoir biscuits/sponge fingers


Explanation:
These look very like boudoir biscuits or sponge fingers

http://www.vandemoortelebakery.be/nl/recepten?recept=1151,ca...

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 18:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you, Lindsay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sindy cremer
8 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Lianne van de Ven
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thank you
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ladyfingers


Explanation:
Several names for these but this is the best known, at least to me.

See the web reference for a lot more information


    Reference: http://www.joyofbaking.com/Ladyfingers.html
David Walker (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 18:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): All websites quoted by other answerers look like ladyfingers. Maybe sponge fingers is another name for the same thing.
1 hr
  -> It is along with 4 or 5 others. Thanks
agree  Lianne van de Ven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyfinger_(biscuit)
1 day 14 hrs
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Reference comments


18 mins
Reference: agree with Kate. They are sponge fingers

Reference information:
Lepel-biscuits - FINE FOODS ONLINE - Exclusieve delicatessen
- 4:46am -
Lepel biscuits. Löffel Biskuits, 400 g. Share |. Lepel biscuits. 400 g € 4,77 (€11,94 / 1 kg ). available, 24688 · 400 g · € 4,77 · (€11,94 / 1 kg ) ...
www.finefoods-online.com/product24688/Lepel-biscuits.html

Seems they couldn't translate the Dutch. But a Löffelbiskuit is a sponge finger.
Here's a picture:
http://www.finefoods-online.com/product24688/Lepel-biscuits....

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