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Title: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on February 22, 2010, 02:49:29 am
Need I say anymore - everyone knows about Lady Flo's Pumpkin Scones.  For our overseas members, she was the wife of a previous long-standing, controversial premier of one of the States of Australia, Queensland. Thanks Nay-nay for providing me with the ingredient list for this recipe. Too easy and so delicious!

1 Tablespn butter
110 g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
270 g mashed pumpkin (1 cup)
370 g self-raising flour

 Preheat oven to 220o C, fan forced.

Place all ingredients into TM bowl. Bring together for 3 seconds on speed 5.
Set lid to closed lid position and knead on interval speed for 25 seconds.

Tip the dough onto a floured silicon mat, flour your hands and press the dough into a 3cm thick round. The dough will be a firm but moist mixture.

Using the MC lid, cut out 13 scones and place them onto a baking paper lined tray, just touching each other.

Bake 14 minutes or until bottoms sound hollow when tapped.

Serve warm with lashings of butter.

members' comments

bellesy - I made these and used roasted JAP pumpkin that I had leftover from the pumpkin soup I made the night before.  Because it's been roasted, the pumpkin was quite sweet on its own, so I think next time I do it that way I'll leave out the sugar.

Denzelmum - Kind neighbour sent pumpkin from their backyard. This is the last piece of pumpkin. Lovely colour and sweet JD!

Kimmy - Made for lunch today. Very easy and delicious.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: trudy on February 22, 2010, 03:10:26 am
Hi Judy,

Haven't made these for years.  Seeing the recipe has brought back memories!!!

Thanks
Trudy
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: bellesy on February 22, 2010, 04:58:10 am
Thanks so much for posting this!  I've had her pumpkin scones recipe floating around my recipe box for ages, and I tried it once manually.  I remember the dough being sticky and a real mess to knead.  Can't wait to see how much easier it is to make in the TMX!
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: bellesy on February 22, 2010, 05:00:13 am
...oh and forgot to say that using the MC lid as a scone cutter is genius!
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: cookie1 on February 22, 2010, 06:19:57 am
Thanks Judy.  I have a couple of Lady Flo's cookbooks and really like the recipes from them. I have made this recipe without the TMX, will now try with it.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Nay-nay on February 22, 2010, 08:05:41 am
So glad you loved it and thanks so much for converting it and sharing it with the Thermomix world. I wonder what she would think of TMX?? She only lives 30mins from me I should give her a demo!  ;)
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on February 22, 2010, 12:29:17 pm
We hardly hear anything of her these days.  In fact I had to google to see if she was still alive  :-)) :-)) :-))
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Thermomixer on February 22, 2010, 01:12:05 pm
Good one JD - wonder how many of the yougnsters would know who Lady Flo is ?
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: CreamPuff63 on February 23, 2010, 01:22:09 am
Thanks JD for converting this recipe.  My yellow Flo Jo book is falling to pieces.  :-))
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on February 23, 2010, 03:22:51 am
Good one JD - wonder how many of the yougnsters would know who Lady Flo is ?

I don't know if I am classified as a youngster (30??), but I certainly know who she is.  When they had a residence in Tassie (Sheffield) quite a few years ago they opened a scone shop.  It sold the worst scones ever tasted and was a big joke with the locals.  I am certain Lady Flo didn't do any of the cooking, but possibly should have been a bit more involved!!!
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on February 23, 2010, 11:41:21 am
Anyone under 50 is a youngster to me Chelsea  :D :D  Lady Flo certainly should have been more involved in the shop, who would let people make sub-standard scones when you have such a reputation as a scone maker.  You certainly wouldn't go back after the first purchase so I guess the shop didn't last long  ???
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Depome on February 24, 2010, 01:37:07 am
I was thinking this morning about trying scones in the TMX. I have been resistant since the best scones are those that aren't handled much. I thought the kneading would make them too much like bread.

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone can give me some guidelines for cooking the pumpkin in the TMX first... in the same manner as mashed potatoes I guess? That would be a great improvement for the recipe I think :)
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: bellesy on February 24, 2010, 03:23:44 am

Anyhow, I wonder if anyone can give me some guidelines for cooking the pumpkin in the TMX first... in the same manner as mashed potatoes I guess? That would be a great improvement for the recipe I think :)

I think I'd steam small pieces of pumpkin in the varoma, then slice off the skin (much easier to do when it's cooked rather than raw), tip out any leftover water in the jug, pop the pumpkin in there and blend.  Then add the other ingredients to the jug and continue on.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: CreamPuff63 on February 24, 2010, 05:24:13 am
If I wasn't cooking anything else at the time, in lieu of steaming pumpkin by TM, I would just pop in the microwave as it would be quicker and easier to clean afterwards.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Thermomixer on February 24, 2010, 05:26:28 am
You can cook the pumpkin in the TM bowl - but best to use the butterfly and go reverse.  

Steaming in the TM basket or Varoma will make it less likely to get really wet.  So just be careful of that.

If you only knead for a short time to bring it together then you should be OK.  Shame we haven't trained JD to use a camera.

Maybe JulieO could oblige ?
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on February 24, 2010, 07:45:34 am
I would make sure the pumpkin had cooled down before adding everything to the bowl. For something like these scones, if you plan ahead it is far more simple to cook the pumpkin when doing something else and keep it in the fridge or freeze it until you need it. Makes a much longer job of it if you have to cook the pumpkin just for this recipe.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Nay-nay on February 24, 2010, 02:36:56 pm
Yes I would say these type of recipes only came about to get rid of leftovers.  ;) So next time you have leftover pumpkin mashed it for scones.  :)
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: bellesy on November 20, 2010, 03:30:32 am
I made these a few days ago, and used roasted JAP pumpkin that I had leftover from the pumpkin soup I made the night before.  Because it's been roasted, the pumpkin was quite sweet on its own, so I think next time I do it that way I'll leave out the sugar. 
Title: Re: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: dhitri on December 16, 2012, 08:43:51 am
This question may be strange, but my fussy miss is a chocoholic, so was wondering if adding choc chips would do the trick? Yay or nay?
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on December 16, 2012, 08:46:46 am
I'm sure you can add choc chips to virtually anything TL, have a go - can't do any harm.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: cookie1 on December 16, 2012, 11:06:18 am
I'll be interested to hear how the pumpkin and choc chips go together.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: obbie on January 06, 2013, 03:14:31 am
Yummy
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Denzelmum on April 17, 2013, 12:13:17 pm
Kind neighbour semt pumpkin from their backyard. This is the last piece pf pumpkin
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on April 17, 2013, 12:18:16 pm
That was a bright yellow pumpkin Denzelmum.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Denzelmum on April 17, 2013, 12:26:37 pm
Lovely color and sweet JD!
Title: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Kimmyh on August 16, 2014, 11:45:24 am
Made for lunch today. Very easy and delicious.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/16/atysava3.jpg)
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: cookie1 on August 16, 2014, 11:53:45 am
I have a couple of her books and love the recipes in them.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: EmeraldSue on August 16, 2014, 12:15:24 pm
So do I. I must look through them again - lots of "comfort" recipes
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: judydawn on August 16, 2014, 12:40:31 pm
Lovely scones Kimmy.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Cornish Cream on August 16, 2014, 02:17:39 pm
Very nice kimmy 8)
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: BeezeeBee on August 16, 2014, 03:13:35 pm
Looks yum, Kimmy
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Bedlam on August 17, 2014, 02:37:57 pm
Yum Kimmy
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: troupie on August 18, 2014, 09:21:25 am
Your scones look great Kimmy; I love this recipe and from what I hear she has lots of other good ones in her book; must look out for it.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: Kimmyh on August 18, 2014, 11:25:57 am
I didn't realise she had a book. Sounds interesting.
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: CreamPuff63 on August 18, 2014, 05:30:12 pm
her book is a good investment in my opinion
Title: Re: LADY FLO'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Post by: troupie on August 19, 2014, 10:12:44 am
I believe it is out of print so second hand book shops might be a good investment.