Shelly's Recipe

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Category: Desserts

2 1/4 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 Crisco stick all-vegetable shortening
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 quart strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup whipping cream, whipped stiff
Sugar, to taste

Heat oven to 425. Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Cut in Crisco using pastry blender until flour is blended to form pea-size chunks. Make well in center. Combine egg and milk. Pour into well. Stir with fork 25-30 strokes. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 4 inch cutter. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425 for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut open with bread knife.

Filling: Combine strawberries and sugar. Spoon over bottom halves of shortcake. Top with whipped cream and shortcake top.