Photo: Shortcake Recipe
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 fleuryfan
Wheeling, WV
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.
By Karen McG 29
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!
By tarzjayne_9656106
Fresno, CA
on April 29, 2013
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Perfect. I added more sugar and used heavy cream. Delicious.
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