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 tarzjayne_9656106
Fresno, CA
on April 29, 2013
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Perfect. I added more sugar and used heavy cream. Delicious.
By groupracer_11736575
West Haven, CT
on March 31, 2013
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Made this for the first time. I didn't have any shorting so I just doubled the amount butter. They came out great! Very quick and easy. I didn't "drop" them by the spoonful, the dough was more like pie dough in consistency for me... so I just formed them into flat rounds. I cooked them at 450 deg on a cookie sheet as the recipe calls for and they rose quite nicely. They were very moist inside and tasted great.
By Brontewyn
East Coast of US
on August 12, 2012
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I didn't have half and half on hand, but had heavy cream, so instead of running to the store I just mixed heavy cream and milk myself--half and half. It was fine. Better than fine. These are true shortcakes. If you like shortcake--and I do--you will love these. I love the restrained richness of them. The mild sweetness that you can top with fruit and whipped cream without creating a sugar bomb. If you want sponge cake--this is not it.
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