Scotch Potato Scones

Ingredients

• One and one-half cups flour
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg

Method

1. 1

   Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together, and after adding the mashed potatoes rub in the butter lightly.

2. 2

   Make a soft dough by adding the egg, well beaten, and, if necessary, a little milk.

3. 3

   Divide the dough into three parts and roll into rounds half an inch thick.

4. 4

   Cut each of these across twice, so as to make four parts.

5. 5

   Bake in a quick oven or on a griddle, and when they are done split and butter them, and serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Henderson cook book (1914) by First Baptist Church (Henderson, N.C.). Ladies' Aid Society, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SCOTCH POTATO SCONES. One and one-half cups flour, 1-3 cup butter, 1 cup mashed potatoes, 2 teaspoons baking powder, y2 teaspoon salt, 1 egg

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