Saturday, October 17, 2009

Scones

1 TB yeast
1/4 cup warm water Dissolve with 1 TB sugar (from the 1/4 cup)

1 cup warm water
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup powdered milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg beaten

Mix dry ingredients together then cut in shortening. Add egg, water, and yeast mixture until you have a smooth dough. Add more flour if necessary.
Place in oiled bowl and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
Heat oil in pan and roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Cut into pieces and fry on both sides until done. Top with honey butter or jam or make indian tacos.

Recipe from Diane