Fruit Shortcake

Ingredients

• 2 c. flour
• 4 T. baking powder
• ^T. 4 T. salt
• ^tb. 4 tb. fat
• l^tb. % c. milk
• 2 T. Fruit sugar
• Fruit.

Method

1. 1

   Mix first five ingredients as for Tea Biscuit.

2. 2

   Toss on floured board; roll to thickness.

3. 3

   Make into two cakes or shape with cookie cutter.

4. 4

   Put two pieces together; place in a greased pan and bake for 20 mins. in a hot oven.

5. 5

   Prepare fruit, mash part of it; sweeten, let stand for a short time.

6. 6

   When cakes are baked, place on serving dish, remove upper half; spread mashed fruit over lower, replace upper; cover with mashed fruit or place on it whole fruit and dust with fruit sugar.

7. 7

   Serve with whipped cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Canadian cook book (1924) by Nellie Lyle Pattinson, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT SHORTCAKE. 4 tb. 2 c. flour. ^T. 4 T. baking powder. VsT. }4 T. salt. ^tb. 4 tb. fat. l^tb. % c. milk. Fruit. 2 T. Fruit sugar

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