Potato Cheddar Scones Food

EASY POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in plenty of salted simmering water until tender. Drain well and mash. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, add the butter, milk, eggs, mash and plenty of seasoning and mix to a sticky dough.
• Heat some butter and a little oil in a large frying pan. Fry dollops of the mixture as you would Scotch pancakes for 3 mins on each side until browned. You may need to do this in 2 batches so keep the fried ones warm in the oven. Serve with crisp bacon and grated mature cheddar, or blue cheese and a drizzle of honey.

POTATO AND CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Cut in butter (or margarine) until consistency of coarse crumbs.
• Add cheese. Stir.
• Combine potatoes and milk in small bowl. Add to flour mixture. Stir until soft dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead 6 times.
• Shape into flat disc. Roll or press out to 8 inch circle, about 1/2 inch thick. Place on greased baking sheet.
• Brush surface with egg yolk. Score circle into 6 wedges. Bake in 425 degree F oven for about 20 minutes until risen and golden.
• Cut or break apart at score marks.

CHEDDAR CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Fold in Cheddar cheese.
• Whisk sour cream, oil, milk, and eggs together in a small bowl. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Knead dough on a lightly floured surface 10 to 12 times. Pat out to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Cut into 3-inch squares or cut circles with a 3-inch cutter. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown, about 15 minutes.

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.

POTATO SCONES

Steps:

• Wash peel, and boil the potatoes-- about three medium ones.
• Mash them, and measure out two cups.
• If you are using leftover mashed potatoes, adjust the butter and salt downwards according to how much they already have in them.
• Stir in the salt and the butter, then beat in the egg.
• Stir in the flour and the baking powder; mix well. Add a little more flour if needed to make a soft but workable dough.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
• Roll out each section of the dough to about 1/4" thickness on a floured board.
• Bake them on a lightly greased griddle or skillet at the same temperature that you would cook pancakes, for about 5 minutes each side.
• They should feel dry but pliable, and have some light brown blisters.
• Keep them warm in a damp towel in the oven as they are cooked.
• Serve hot.
• If you are cooking them all at once, you probably want to use two skillets; leftovers can be reheated in the microwave.
• Otherwise, they can be kept raw in the fridge between sheets of waxed paper in a plastic bag.

POTATO CHEDDAR SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the two flours together with baking powder, salt and sugar.
• Using a pastry blender (or your hands), cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly.
• Stir in the shredded potatoes, cheese, poppy seeds and dill.
• Make a well in the center and add enough milk to make a soft dough (adding more milk as needed).
• Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently knead several times.
• Pat into two 6 to 8-inch rounds about 1-inch thick.
• Cut each into 6 to 8 wedges.
• Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake until lightly golden, about 12 to 16 minutes.
• Makes 12 to 16 Scones.