Potato Scones

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Title: POTATO SCONES
Categories: Pastry
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/2 c Flour
3/4 ts Salt
1 Egg; well beaten
1/4 c Shortening
4 ts Baking powder
1 c Mashed potatoes
Milk

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Add mashed
potatoes and shortening which have been creamed together. Add well-
beaten egg and sufficient milk to make a roll dough. Very little milk
is necessary. Turn onto lightly floured board. Pat into sheet 1/2"
thick, or divide dough into three parts, roll into rounds 1/2" thick,
cut each of these into four pie-shaped sections, and bake in hot oven
(450 F) 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

-- Mrs. T.M. Purdon, Santa Ana, CA
in The Household Searchlight Recipe Book (1934)

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