Scones

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Margarine
• 1 ox. Raisins
• 2 oz. Sugar
• 8 oz. Self-raising Flour
• 1 Egg
• Milk to mix

Method

1. 1

   Put flour in basin, rub in the margarine, beat the egg, then add it to the flour with the sugar and raisins, mix with a little milk to a stiff dough.

2. 2

   Roll out ½ inch thick on a floured board, place on baking sheet, cut into 8 portions.

3. 3

   Bake for 15 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housewives' book of recipes & hints (1940) by Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence (Great Britain), page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SCONES: be emeeSe SGONES. INGREDIENTS — 8oz. Self-Raising Flour 4oz. Grated Cheese 20z. Lard Pepper and Salt to taste 20z. Margarine Small quantity of Milk to mix Rub the lard and margarine into the flour, add grated cheese, and pepper and salt, mix to a stiff dough with milk. Roll out to the required thickness and cut into rounds, baking same in a hot oven until golden brown on both sides. Warm before serving, The above quantities will make approximately 20 scones. Mrs. ATKINSON, 6, Gregory Springs Road © SAVOURY POTATO SCONES. An econouaical dish using up left over Potatoes or Meat. Take some mashed potatoes and with a little flour form into scones. Mince some cold meat and spread fairly dry over one- half of a scone: turn the other on top and fry in boiling fat. Mrs. Lumps, 26, Granny Lane SCONES. 3 Cups of Flour or 9 ounces 4% Teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda $+ Cup of Sugar or 3 ounces’ 1 Teaspoon of Cream of Tartar tb. of Margarine 3 Teaspoons of Baking Powder A few Currants or Raisins or Chopped Prunes or Dates 1 Egg A little Milk to mix all ingredients to a stiff dough. Roll out into 4 rounds, cut in 4. Leave a little egg to brush over scones before putting in oven. This makes 16 scones. Mrs. A. EK. Jackson, 40, Granny Lane POTATO SCONES. + lb. Cooked Mashed Potatoes 4 Teaspoon Carbonate Soda 1 oz. Margarine 4 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar 2 ozs. Flour 1 Dessertspoon Warm Milk Pinch of Salt Mix potatoes with’milk, add warmed butter, then fiour, salt, soda, cream of tartar. Form into stiff dough, roll out and cut in rings. Bake in hot oven and serve hot. Can also be baked on hot plate. BROWN SCONES. 4lb. Brown Flour soz. Sugar loz. Fat 8 Teaspoonfuls Baking Powder 4+ Teaspoonful Salt + pt. Milk and Water | Bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes. Mrs. S. C. Kay, 28, King Street SCONES. 2 oz. Margarine 1 ox. Raisins . 2 oz. Sugar 8 oz. Self-raising Flour

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.