This is an old recipe and something like an egg mixture binds them together before cooking

highfences - 2019-12-03 21:44:00

125g butter
125g sugar
2 egg yolks
225g flour
1 tsp baking powder
Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks. Add sifted flour and baking powder.
Roll out approx 12mm thick and place on a greased tray, spread with:
175g roasted peanuts
2/3C sugar
75g dark chocolate
2 egg whites (unbeaten)
Melt chocolate in saucepan and add remainder of ingredients. Stir until mixture boils then spread over shortcake,
Bake 30 minutes at 180C.
Cut while hot.

Edmonds cookbook so hope this is it :)
Peanut Shortcake is the name :)

unknowndisorder - 2019-12-03 22:16:00