Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 Min
Serves 6 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- STRAWBERRY MIXTURE
- 2 pts. strawberries
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. firmly packed light brown sugar
- SHORTCAKES
- 2 C. all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 C. milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- Whipped cream
Directions
- COMBINE strawberries, 2 Tbsp. sugar and brown sugar in medium bowl. Toss to mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 4 hours before serving.
- HEAT oven to 425ºF. Lightly spray baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until flour is blended to form pea-size pieces. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Toss with fork until well combined (do not overwork). Drop batter into 6 equal mounds on prepared baking sheet.
- BAKE 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven; place baking sheet on a rack to cool.
- SPLIT each shortcake in half horizontally. Place bottoms on serving plates. Place an even amount of strawberries on shortcake bottoms. Top with whipped cream. Replace shortcake tops. Serve immediately.
