Recipe#5780

Title: CARIBBEAN SCONES

From: "Wendy Lockman" 
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 16:50:56 +0000 

      Yield: 10 servings
 
      1 c  All-purpose flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Sugar
      1 c  Mashed cooked sweet potatoes
      3 tb Butter, melted and cooled
           Butter
           Honey, if desired
 
  Created by West Indians living in England, these are scrumptious.
  
  Preheat oven to 375F (190C).  Grease a baking sheet; set aside.  Sift
  flour, baking powder and salt into a medium-size bowl; stir in sugar.
  In a large bowl, thoroughly mix potatoes and 1 1/2 tablespoons melted
  butter with a fork.  Add dry ingredients and mix to form a soft
  dough. Turn out onto floured surface.  Roll out with a floured
  rolling pin or pat dough with your hands to make a round about
  1/2-inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 2-inch fluted or plain cookie
  cutter. Place 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheet; brush tops
  with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter. Bake about 20 minutes
  or until light brown. Split and serve warm with butter and honey.
  Makes about 10 scones.