Benedictine Nuns Raspberry And Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
- 35 gm Fresh raspberries or possibly frzn raspberries, (12 ounces) slowly thawed
- 20 gm Self raising flour, (7 ounces)
- 2 x 5 g, (1 oz) grnd almonds
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 8 x 5 g, (3 ounces) caster sugar
- 1 x Egg, beaten
- 15 ml Lowfat milk, (1/4 pint)
- 1 Tbsp. Raspberry jam
- 2 x 5 g, (1 oz) icing sugar
- 1/4 pt Double cream
- Sift flour, almonds, salt and cinnamon into a bowl and rub in the butter, fold in the sugar.
- Add in the beaten egg and lowfat milk to make a scone-like dough.
- Divide dough in two and gently shape each half to fit into greased 20cm/8-inch sandwich tins.
- Cook in a preheated oven at 230Ec/450EF/Gas 8 for 10 to15 min.
- Remove from the oven and cold on a wire rack.
- When cool spread one of the layers with raspberry jam, then generously with the double cream and raspberries.
- Sprinkle raspberries with icing sugar, cover with the second layer and top with more cream.
- Decorate with a few raspberries.
- Best eaten when fresh.
fresh raspberries, raising flour, almonds, salt, cinnamon, caster sugar, egg, milk, raspberry jam, icing sugar, cream
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/benedictine-nuns-raspberry-and-strawberry-shortcake-83452 (may not work)