POTATO CHICKEN SCONES

INGREDIENTS;

270g plain flour

3 tsps baking powder

1 tsp salt

90g butter

90g cooked chicken,chopped

2 sprigs coriander leaves,chopped(I skip)

180g mashed potatoes

1/4 cup milk

FOR GLAZE-BEATEN TOGETHER

1 egg yolk

1 tsp evaporated milk/fresh milk

METHOD:

Sift flour and baking powder and add salt.Rub in butter with a pastry knife until mixture resembles
fine breadcrumbs.Stir in chicken and coriander.(I skip the coriander).

Add potatoes and mix well.Stir in milk to make a soft dough.

Turn on a lightly floured board and roll out on a sheet of plastic wrap until 1 1/2 cm thick.Cut into
5 cm triangles with a knife dip in flour.

Place on tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in 200°C oven for 20-25 mins until golden brown.
Remove from oven and brush scones immediately with egg glaze.

NOTE; This recipe was adapted from the book by BETTY YEW

Chocolate Chip Scones

Everyone is making something to eat during the MCO(movement conrol order) because of the covid-19.Me is no exception!

My love for cooking and baking began many years ago,but because of the MCO,my love for cooking and baking has increased even more.This has been going on for one month plus already.Everyday,I
bakes and cooks..from desserts to cakes to appeatizers,and of course got cleaning up to do.

Yesterday,I baked some chocolate chip scones.This is my first time making scones,apart from the scones that I had made together with my teacher way back at school many years ago.I can't recall how the scones tasted like then.

Recipes adapted from:www.theblackpeppercorn.com

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup white sugar

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup cold butter , cut into small cubes

1 cup chocolate chips

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add the cold butter and flour to the bowl and using your finger tips to rub till it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the egg into the milk. Pour the milk mixture into the flour and stir together with a spatula until combined. Work gently and be careful to not over-mix the batter.
• Spread a little flour on a flat work surface. Put the batter onto the floured work surface and pat the surface of the batter to about 2cm height.. Cut into desired shapes.
• Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 20 minutes. (This is my oven temperature) till the top is brown.Eat warm with hot tea.