Mom's shortcake

1 Batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Flour
⅔ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
3 teaspoons Baking powder
1 cup Shortening
½ cup Milk (more as needed)
Butter, melted
Strawberries, for serving

Directions

Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in "1 cup shortening or so" until texture is like ½ cornmeal, ½ pea. Add milk gradually till well-moistened (might need more, up to ¾ cup, depending on humidity). Gather into a ball (will look like not enough liquid); loose flour will disappear into it.

Pat about ¾" thick onto wax paper sprayed with Pam. Drizzle top with melted butter; spread over dough. Fold dough in half cross-ways; cut into diamonds and place cakes on greased, foil-lined baking pan or cookie sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F. about 15 to 20 minutes; yields approximately 1 dozen.

Serve with butter and/or sliced strawberries (with sugar added) and whipped cream.

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