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- From: bob@basser.oz (Bob Kummerfeld)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Pumpkin scones
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- Date: 13 Jun 86 03:39:56 GMT
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- .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.
-