Strawberry Shortcake
- 3 pt. box fresh strawberries
- 1/4 c. sugar or honey
- 2 tsp. orange juice
- 2 c. sifted flour
- 4 Tbsp. sugar
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/4 c. solid shortening
- 1/2 c. sour cream
- 2 c. whipping cream
- 4 Tbsp. sugar
- grated rind from 1 orange
- Combine sliced berries, sugar or honey and orange juice. Let stand
- at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Sift all dry ingredients together
- into
- a
- medium
- bowl.
- Add orange rind.
- Add butter and
- shortening
- and work them into flour mixture thoroughly. Lightly
- mix
- in
- sour
- cream with fork to form a soft dough. Roll
- dough
- out
- onto
- lightly floured board, 3/4-inch thick. Cut
- into
- 4-inches,
- 4
- circles.
- Place
- on
- ungreased baking sheet,
- bake
- at
- 400u0b0 about 20 minutes or until golden. While still
- warm, use fork and split cakes in half, place each on dessert
- plate,
- top with drained berries and second half of cake. Top
- with
- additional berries.
- Pour juice on top, decorate with whipped cream and berries.
fresh strawberries, sugar, orange juice, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, solid shortening, sour cream, whipping cream, sugar, grated rind from
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=175695 (may not work)