OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

A nice strawberry shortcake recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 level tablespoons cold butter
• ice water to make a stiff dough (3 to 4 tablespoons)
• soft butter to moisten shortcake after baking
• 3 cups fresh, sliced strawberries that have been dredged and allowed to stand in sugar at room temperature for an hour (or refrigerate if kept longer).
• Heavy cream for topping the cake

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
This very old recipe makes a crisp shortcake (somewhat like a large biscuit) rather than a soft fluffy cake, in the old fashioned style of strawberry shortcake.
Combine dry ingredients and cut in the shortening until mixture resembles cornmeal.
Add water and mix until a ball of dough forms.
Turn the dough out on a floured board and pat it flat and round until cake is about an inch thick.
Bake until golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and with a sharp,
heated knife, carefully split it and butter it as you would a biscuit. Put strawberries inside the still-hot buttered cake.
Pour a small amount of heavy cream over each serving just before bringing to the table. The strawberry shortcake recipe is ready to serve....Enjoy it !
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