IRISH POTATO SCONES

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Make and share this Irish Potato Scones recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Millereg

Categories     Scones

Time 45m

Yield 12 scones, approximately, 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups boiled mashed potatoes
2/3 cup flour
3 tablespoons melted bacon fat (NOT margarine) or 3 tablespoons butter (NOT margarine)
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Mash potatoes well, add real butter and salt.
  • Add as much flour as potatoes will take without becoming too dry.
  • Turn out onto a floured board, roll until ¼ inch in thickness.
  • Cut into circles, approximately 2½" in diameter.
  • Prick all over with a fork.
  • Cook on a hot dry griddle or heavy pan dusted with a little flour.
  • When they brown with small darker spots appearing, they are cooked.
  • Serve hot off the griddle with maple syrup, golden syrup, honey or butter.
  • Wrap uneaten scones in greaseproof paper and refrigerate.
  • Reheat cold scones by frying them in bacon fat until crisp, and serve with bacon and eggs - delicious!
  • *Flour amount varies according to the type of potato used.
  • For Vegetarian omit the bacon fat. Do not refry in Bacon fat to reheat for Vegetarian. And you might want to serve it with Vegetarian bacon not real bacon.

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