Best-ever Shortcake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, thawed
• whipped topping (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 cut shortening into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• 4 blend in milk; mix well.
• 5 spread dough in a 9x9inch baking pan.
• 6 bake 15 minutes.
• 7 serve warm or let cool; top with strawberries before serving.
• 8 garnish with whipped cream.