Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 3/4 cup half and half
- Melted butter to brush shortcakes
- Berries
- Ice cream or whipped cream
Directions
Heat oven 450 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening. Mix in half-and-half. Drop by large spoonfuls onto a baking sheet. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Cool and eat with berries, ice cream and/or whipped cream
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By bethlovesbugs
southern Indiana
on July 11, 2011
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I tried this recipe for the first time this week. I had read some of the other reviews so I skipped adding the salt, and I used whole grain flour instead of white. The result was an airy and spongy texture with a slightly sweet flavor. The only reason I didn't give this recipe five stars is because it doesn't exactly look pretty since it is drop dough. This is now my go to when making shortcake. :D
By Langster
Va
on May 28, 2011
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I'm guessing "3/4 teaspoon salt" should be "3/4 teaspoon kosher salt" and "2 tablespoons butter" should be "2 tablespoons unsalted buuter" because these turned out like salty pretzels. Had to go in the trash.
By ilovecrayons
on May 10, 2011
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I love this recipe. These shortcakes were so simple to make. I doubled the amount of sugar and used a mixture of heavy cream, 2% milk, and whole buttermilk because I didn't have any half and half on hand. Whenever making a quick bread type recipe, I always add an extra tablespoon of butter. (It works for me! The cakes were very fluffy and were just about perfect for my strawberry shortcake. Like some other reviewers said, I think these cakes need a touch more sweetness. Next time I will add 3 tablespoons of sugar.
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