Easy Strawberry Shortcake
"Some of the easiest shortcakes I have ever made."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 6 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup cold butter
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- sweetened whipped cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a small bowl, stir together strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar and set aside (sometimes i add a little rum to soak).
- In medium bowl stir together remaining sugar, flour, and baking powder. Cut in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine egg and milk and add to flour mixture. Stir to moisten.
- Drop dough into 8 mounds on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten mound with back of spoon until about 3/4 inch thick.
- Bake about 10 minutes ad let cool for 10 minutes.
- Cut shortcakes in half horizontally and spoon in some strawberry mixture and add some whipped cream. Replace top halves of shortcakes and top with more strawberry mixture and whipped cream.
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What a nice simple quick recipe that makes fantastic shortcake. Thank you for sharing! -
This is very good....much better than bisquick shortcake. Will make again.
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