Scones

I hate to overshadow Ole's Conference moment, but thought these were worth sharing! My mother-in-law gave me a cookbook for Christmas and these scones are in them. DELISH!

SCONES
2 packages dry yeast (I take that to mean 4 1/2 tsp)
1/4 C warm water
2 TBS sugar
1/4 C milk, scalded
3 eggs, beaten
2 tsp salt
6 1/2 C flour (divided)

Combine yeast, warm water, and sugar in a small bowl. In another bowl, mix butter and scalded milk and cool. Add beaten eggs to cooled milk mixture. Add yeast and then stir salt with 2 C flour and mix.
Stir in the rest of the flour by hand (or wooden spoon!) and mix. Cover bowl and place somewhere warm for about an hour.
Roll it out to about 1 inch thick. The recipe says to cut into 2" squares but I just use a cup and cut out circles. Pat each one down and let rest for 20 mins. or so.
Get your oil going and when it's hot enough, add a few scones at a time and fry til' golden. Serve with butter, honey, powdered sugar, jam, whatever!

This recipe actually makes 4 dozen so you'd better halve it like me. And I generally toss out a lot of the dough in the end as it is. So enjoy:)


ALSO...I happened upon this yummy buttercream frosting recipe:
2 C shortening
8 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBS vanilla (clear!)
6 fluid ounces heavy cream

In a large bowl cream shortening with mixer until fluffy. Add sugar, 2 C at a time until blended. Add salt, vanilla, and heavy cream. blend until well combined, then blend on high until frosting is light and fluffy. If you need more cream, you can add up to 2 TBS.