Potato Scones Old Scottish Recipes

POTATO SCONES (OLD SCOTTISH RECIPE)

Steps:

• 1. Original recipe: Mash 1/2 lb. boiled potatoes, add pinch of salt. Knead in about 2 oz. flour and add 1/2 gill sweet milk. Roll out thinly on floured board, cut into scones. Bake on a hot griddle about 5 minutes, turning when half cooked. Prick with a fork.
• 2. Modernized directions: Cook and mash well 8 oz of white potato. Add in salt.
• 3. Knead in 1/2 cup flour. Stir in 1/4 cup light cream (or half & half).
• 4. Turn out on floured surface and knead in just enough flour lightly to make a dough you can roll.
• 5. At this point, I just pinched off balls of dough and pressed them in a greased scone pan. I baked at 400° about 12-15 minutes.
• 6. Or, you can roll the dough out into 2 small circles and cut into wedges or smaller circles, as for biscuits. Bake on a hot griddle about 3 minutes on each side.
• 7. These are good spread with soft cheese or deviled ham. Do not expect them to be like regular biscuits or scones. They are more like a potato pancake.

POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Heat a lightly greased griddle or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Mash potatoes with flour, butter, and salt until a stiff dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead dough lightly and roll dough out to about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into six triangular wedges.
• Working in batches, cook scones, turning once on hot griddle until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side.

POTATO SCONES (SCOTLAND)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
• Put the mashed potatoes in a larger bowl.
• Knead together enough flour and milk INTO the potatoes to make a stiff dough. The amount of flour will depend on the variety of potato used.
• On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a very thin sheet.
• Cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter; prick each round with a fork.
• Bake on a hot greased griddle 2 or 3 minutes.
• Turn and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve hot with a pat of butter.