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Southern Strawberry Shortcake
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2/3 cup Half-and-Half
- Butter for spreading
- 4 cups fresh, ripe strawberries, rinsed, hulled, sliced in half, and sugared, to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and mix well. Add the butter and using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the butter into the mixture until crumbly.
- In a small bowl, combine the egg and Half-and-Half and mix until well blended. Then add the flour mixture and stir until the mixture is thoroughly moist. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead very briefly. With your hands, pat out the dough to about a 1/2 inch thickness, then, using a floured 3 inch biscuit cutter, cut out six biscuits.
- Place the biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and bake on the upper rack of the oven until slightly brown on top, about 10 minutes.
- While they're still hot, split open the biscuits, spread lightly with butter, and arrange close together on a plate. Spoon berries and cream onto the biscuits and serve while still warm.
Attribution
Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 3/27/02 4:03:18 pm.
Source: thedailycamera.com