Dessert Recipes - Deluxe Shortcake Recipe

Ingredients                  

• 2 cups Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising or Unbleached Self-Rising Flour

• 2 Tbs sugar

• 1/2 cup shortening

• 3/4 cup half-and-half or whipping cream

• 2 Tbs margarine or butter, melted

• 1 Tbs sugar

• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped

• 6 cups sliced strawberries or other favorite fruit

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Method:

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.

2. In large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut shortening into flour mixture with fork until consistency of coarse meal.

3. Add half-and-half to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Spread batter in 2 un-greased 8-inch round pans. Brush melted margarine over batter; sprinkle with sugar.

4. Bake at 425°F for 12 to I8 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from pans; cool completely.

5. Fill and top layers with whipped cream and strawberries. Refrigerate leftovers.