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.