Strawberry Shortcake Recipes

Ingredients :

Shortcake

8 oz butter, softened

4 oz caster sugar

8 oz plain flour

4 oz corn flour

Filling

8 oz strawberries

5 fl oz whipping cream

caster sugar for dusting

1. Preheat the oven to 170C Gas Mark 3.
2. Grease two 7 in sandwich tins.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Sift the flour and corn flour or ground rice and mix well, then knead to form a soft dough.
5. Press the mixture into the tins and bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown.
6. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes,  then remove from the tins and cool on a wire rack.
7. Slice half the strawberries and lightly crush the remainder with a fork.
8. Whip the cream with sugar to taste, stir the crushed strawberries into the cream.
9. Spoon half the cream mixture over 1 shortcake, arrange the strawberry slices on top and spoon the remaining cream over the top.
10. Carefully place the other shortcake on top and dredge with caster sugar.
11. Serve cut into wedges.

Serves 6

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