Potato Scones

Ingredients

• 1 lb. cold potato.
• 6 ozs. flour.
• 2 teaspoonsful baking powder.
• 2 ozs. butter.
• A little milk to moisten.

Method

1. 1

   Rub the potatoes through a sieve.

2. 2

   Add baking powder and salt to the flour, sift, and rub in the butter.

3. 3

   Mix with the potatoes, moisten with milk, and knead into a firm paste.

4. 4

   Roll out to about 4 inches thick, cut into rounds, and cook on a baking sheet or girdle.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery book (1940) by Gas Council (Great Britain), page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Potato Scones Number 8. Time ro minutes. Shelves 2nd and 4th. 1 lb. cold potato. Salt. 6 ozs. flour. 2 teaspoonsful baking powder. - 2 ozs. butter. A little milk to moisten.

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