Name: Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Strawberries, sliced - 1 quart; White sugar - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Vegetable shortening - ⅓ cup; Milk - 1 ½ cups; Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons; Whipped cream - 1 cup

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

1. Strawberries, sliced - 1 quart

2. White sugar - 1 cup

3. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

4. White sugar - 2 tablespoons

5. Baking powder - 1 tablespoon

6. Salt - 1 teaspoon

7. Vegetable shortening - ⅓ cup

8. Milk - 1 ½ cups

9. Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons

10. Whipped cream - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

1. Stage

Mix strawberries and 1 cup sugar in a bowl and allow to stand while you complete remaining steps. Stir occasionally to help juice form.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round baking pan.

3. Stage

Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into crumb mixture until just blended; pour into prepared baking pan.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes; cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing shortcake.

5. Stage

Split shortcake into two layers; spread bottom layer with 2 tablespoons softened butter and top with strawberries and juice. Place top layer over strawberries. Serve with whipped cream.