May 24-25, 2011: Lady Violet's Pumpkin Scones

Veggie Mama.  (Meanwhile Johanna GGG asserts that pumpkin scones bring a history of their ain pre-dating Queensland's Lady Flo.)

Pumpkin scones were surely purpose of my fourth dimension growing upwards inwards Queensland. I associate them less amongst Lady Flo in addition to to a greater extent than amongst my grandmother, who lived on a farm inwards the Lockyer Valley in addition to frequently baked dozens of pumpkin scones only inwards fourth dimension for morning time her recipe for 'cow pats'.) These scones are sweeter in addition to doughier than their British counterpart, in addition to I was e'er only equally happy to swallow them amongst a smear of butter equally I was lathering on the jam in addition to cream. Grandma frequently added plump sultanas to the mixture - a variation that I enjoyed in addition to my blood brother detested. I erred on the side of caution in addition to left them out this time. They are, of course, only gorgeous straightaway from the oven in addition to I discovered that they truly larn stale quite rapidly. I suppose they e'er disappeared hence chop-chop at the farm that nosotros never noticed! Even so, one-half a infinitesimal inwards the microwave tin rescue a day-old scone in addition to I listen they freeze good too.

I'm going to mention this recipe afterwards my grandmother here; it's e'er been hers to me.


Lady Violet's pumpkin scones
(based on the recipe establish here, sent past times Google-savvy mum!)

1 1/2 tablespoons butter
3/4 loving cup castor sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 1/2 cups mashed pumpkin, chilled
iii cups plainly flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

Pre-heat an oven to 220°C. Line a baking tray amongst paper

Place the butter, saccharide in addition to tabular array salt inwards a large bowl in addition to crunch them together thoroughly amongst a fork.  Mix inwards the egg, in addition to then the pumpkin. Sift over the flour in addition to baking pulverisation in addition to crimp it through to brand a dough - it volition hold out quite sticky.

Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface in addition to sprinkle to a greater extent than flour on top. Form the dough into a large rectangle 3-5cm tall in addition to utilization a drinking glass to cutting circular scones from it, placing them on the baking tray. 

Bake the scones for virtually xx minutes, until golden on meridian in addition to cooked through.