Cheese and potato scones

Or what to do with leftover mashed potato that will amuse a grumpy three-year-old.

Makes around 10-12 medium-sized scones, or lots of small ones that can be scoffed with some parma ham or smoked salmon. You'll need:

6oz mashed potato
8oz self-raising flour
1 1/2 oz butter
pinch of salt
2oz grated cheese
a little freshly grated nutmeg (paprika would be good instead of this, if you're making it for grownups rather than small people)
3-4 tablespoons milk

Stick the oven on at about 200 degrees C, and fish out a baking tray (you'll need to grease it or cover it with a silicon sheet).

Measure out the flour into a bowl, and rub in the butter. Stir in the salt, nutmeg and grated cheese. Mix in the mashed potato, and then add the milk a little at a time, until you have a soft, pliable dough.

Roll out the dough to about 1cm thick, and cut out rounds. Place these on your baking tray, and bung in the oven for 20 minutes or so, until they have risen and are golden brown on top.

Eat while warm. I'm not sure they keep particularly well, but to be honest that really wasn't a problem.