Simple Strawberry Shortcake

• FOR THE SHORTCAKES:
• 2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 1/3 cups Shortening
• 1 whole Egg
• 2/3 cups Milk
• FOR THE STRAWBERRIES:
• 2 cups Strawberries, Sliced
• 1/2 cups Sugar
• FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM:
• 2 cups Cream
• 1 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1. Note: this recipe is best if you can prepare strawberries the night before. For the strawberries: add 1/2 cup of sugar to 2 cups of strawberries. Let sit overnight to develop a "syrup".
2. For the shortcakes:
3. 1. Preheat oven to 425u0b0F. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
4. 2. Cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter or your fingers. The flour mixture should resemble fine crumbs.
5. 3. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour in the egg and milk. Stir until just combined.
6. 4. Drop batter onto a greased cookie sheet by the heaping spoonful. I make 6 large shortcakes from this. You could increase the quantity if you make medium-sized shortcakes.
7. 5. Bake 15-20 minutes until they begin to brown.
8. For the whipped cream: whip the whipping cream until peaks start to form, add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until stiff peaks form.
9. Serve shortcakes topped with berries and whipped cream.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/simple-strawberry-shortcake/ (may not work)