Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients

• 2 cups enriched flour
• 1/3 cup shortening
• % teaspoon salt
• 1 well beaten egg
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• % cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 quart sugared berries

Method

1. 1

   Sift dry ingredients, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

2. 2

   Add combined egg and milk.

3. 3

   Stir just until all flour is moistened.

4. 4

   Spread evenly in greased 8-inch round cake pan.

5. 5

   Bake in hot oven (450) until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Split cake with a sharp knife and spread bottom half with softened butter.

7. 7

   Have berries sugared and ready.

8. 8

   Spoon berries, some mashed for juiciness, over bottom half.

9. 9

   Slip on top of shortcake.

10. 10

    Heap with more berries.

11. 11

    Serve with cream.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Favorite recipes (North Carolina, 1948) (1948) by Women's Guild Corinth Evangelical and Reformed Church (Hickory, North Carolina), page 14. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE Rich, crusty biscuit, split while it’s hot. 2 cups enriched flour 1/3 cup shortening % teaspoon salt 1 well beaten egg 4 teaspoons baking powder % cup milk 1 tablespoon sugar 1 quart sugared berries

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