Strawberry Shortcakes

Ingredients:

1 quart strawberries, sliced

1 c. sugar

2 c. all-purpose flour

2 T. sugar

3 t. baking powder

1 t. salt

3/4 c. milk

1/3 c. margarine or butter, melted

Recipe:

1. Sprinkle strawberries with 1 c. of sugar; let stand 1 hour. *

2. Preheat the oven to 450.

3. Mix flour, 2 T. sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in milk and margarine just until blended.

4. Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour. Turn the dough onto the surface. Gently smooth into a ball.

5. Knead 20-25 times. Roll or pat dough 3/4 inch thick; cut into shortcakes with a floured 3 to 32 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. **

6. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.

7. Split warm shortcakes crosswise; fill and top with strawberries. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

* I put the strawberries back in the fridge for that hour.

** I don't have cookie or biscuit cutters and just used a large cup.

Rating: 4.5 of 5

I am not a huge fan of shortcake, but I thought this was pretty good. It actually tasted a lot like my Grandma's biscuits which are sooo good. You can never go wrong with strawberries and whipped cream though. LaDon declared it "perfect" while eating.