Shortcake

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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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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  • on June 15, 2013

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    Excellent! Easy and so very good! This will be my go to shortcake recipe from now on. Everyone loved it.

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  • on May 27, 2013

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    Delicious! My husband has been begging for a great strawberry shortcake, and this is it. I did use 3 Tbs of sugar instead of 1, and made 6 big shortcakes baked at 400* for 15 minutes. They were perfect!

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  • on April 29, 2013

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    Perfect. I added more sugar and used heavy cream. Delicious.

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