Strawberry Shortcake

By DHat

Ingredients

• 1 qt. fresh strawberries
• 1 cup sugar
• SHORTCAKE
• 2 cups flour
• 2 TBS sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup shortning
• 1 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

Slice strawberries, sprinkle with 1 cup sugar and let stand 1 hour.

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Grease round layer pan 8x1-1/2". Measure flour, 2 TBS sugar, baking powder and salt into bowl. Cut in shortning thoroughly until mixture looks like meal. Stir in milk just until blended. Pat into pan.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.