.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE PUMPKIN-SCONES D "22 May 86" 1986
.RZ "PUMPKIN SCONES" "Pumpkin scones"
Scones (pronounced with a short `o', rhymes with `Fonz') are a popular 
accompaniment to afternoon tea. They are often served with jam and whipped
cream. In this variation the scones are flavoured with pumpkin. It
is not a typical scone recipe.
.PP
Pumpkin scones can be eaten in place of bread with a meal.
This recipe was made famous by the wife of the Premier of Queensland.
.IH "Serves 4\-6"
.IG "1 Tbsp" "butter" "15 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "sugar" "100 g"
.IG "1" "egg"
.IG "1 cup" "cold mashed cooked pumpkin" "250 ml"
.IG "2 cups" "self raising flour" "200 g"
.IG "1/8 tsp" "salt" "0.5 ml"
.PH
.SK 1
Grease a scone tray or baking tray.
.SK 2
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
.SK 3
Add egg and beat well.
.SK 4
Add pumpkin, flour and salt and fold in by hand.
Knead lightly and cut into 
.AB "1\-inch" "3cm"
squares.
.SK 5
Place close together on the scone tray and bake at 
.TE 425 220
until well risen and golden on top (about 15 minutes).
.NX
To an Australian, a pumpkin is a large round, squat, green or blue-green
vegetable that is orange on the inside. There are many varieties, all of
species \fICucurbita maxima\fR. In North America a good substitute is
acorn squash (\fICucurbita pepo\fR); elsewhere a butternut squash
(\fICaryoka nuciferum\fR) would be a fair substitute.
.PP
Serve hot, with butter.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
15 minutes preparation, 15 minutes baking.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
bob@basser.oz (Bob Kummerfeld)
Dept of Computer Science,
University of Sydney, Australia.