There are very few decent weight watchers baking recipes online. A lot of them involve cake mixes which doesn't give me that therapeutic feeling I get from baking from scratch.
These are nice and light and only 2 pro points each. They're about 4cm x 3cm so quite small but a nice little treat with a cuppa and enjoyable to make.
Adapted from an Odlums Sponge recipe
Ingredients:
75g / 3oz Self Raising Flour
3 Eggs (separated and at room temperature)
75g/3oz Caster Sugar
Pinch of Salt
Few drops of Vanilla Essence (optional)
2 tablespoons of Jam
Teaspoon of Icing sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease and lines rectangular tray with greaseproof paper.
2. Place the three egg whites and the pinch of salt in a large, clean, dry mixing bowl. Stiffly beat until mixture is "dry looking" in appearance.
3. Next, add the sugar and beat for a few seconds; then add the egg yolks and beat until mixture thickens and the trail of the beaters is visible.
4. Finally, sieve in the flour and "fold" it into the thick mixture using a metal spoon. To fold, just cut through the mixture, over and over with the metal spoon until all the flour is blended. Don't beat, as that will beat out all the air.
5. Fold in the vanilla essence (if used), then transfer to the prepared tins and bake for about 15 minutes.
6. As soon as sponge is baked, transfer to a wire tray to cool.
7. Cut in half across one way then the next and continue this until you have 16 little rectangles.
8. Take a rectangle and spread a small amount of the jam flavour of your choice (I prefer raspberry) on, then slice in half and sandwich together. Repeat & sieve a small amount of icing sugar on top.
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