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Scones, Scalded

Scones made by mixing flour, salt, and boiling water into a firm dough, then baking on a griddle.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Scones, Scalded

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the dough

  1. Mix flour and salt together.

  2. Add boiling water to form a firm dough.

Shape and bake

  1. Divide the dough into portions and roll out thin on a floured surface.

  2. Cut each portion into three pieces.

  3. Bake on a moderately hot griddle.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Flour
Forms the structure of the dough once combined with boiling water.
Boiling water
Partly cooks the starch in the flour, making the dough firm and easy to roll.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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