bread-bannock off the trail

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or lard
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 400
in large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. add butter, cutting in with a pastry blender.

stir in mashed potatoes. add milk and stir with a fork to form a ball. turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead about 10 times. place on ungreased baking sheet. pat down to 1-inch thick.
bake about 20 minutes or until well browned.

makes 1 round.