Pogácsa (Savory Scones) - Egg-Free, Potato-Based

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Mashed Potatoes (cooked and cooled)
• 2.5 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 0.75 cup Butter (cold, unsalted)
• 0.5 cup Sour Cream
• 1 tsp Salt
• 0.5 tsp Black Pepper
• 2 tbsp Milk (for brushing)

Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.

Instructions

1. 1Preheat your oven to about 205°C (200°C).
2. 2In a large bowl, combine the 1.5 cups of mashed potatoes, 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 tsp of salt, and 0.5 tsp of black pepper. Mix these dry ingredients together.
3. 3Add the 0.75 cup of cold butter to the bowl. Use your fingertips or a pastry blender to cut the butter into the potato and flour mixture until it looks like coarse crumbs. This means there will still be small pieces of butter visible.
4. 4Pour in the 0.5 cup of sour cream. Stir everything together until a dough just starts to form. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface (you can use a little of the 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour from the ingredient list for this) and knead it very gently for about 30 seconds, just until it comes together. Do not overwork the dough.
5. 5Gently roll out the dough on your lightly floured surface until it is about 1.27 cm thick.
6. 6Use a cookie cutter or a knife to cut out shapes from the dough. You can make them round, square, or any shape you like.
7. 7Arrange the cut-out scones onto a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Make sure they are not touching each other.
8. 8Brush the tops of the scones with the 2 tbsp of milk. This will help them brown nicely.
9. 9Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until the scones are puffed up and have turned a lovely golden brown color on top and on the bottom.

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