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Real strawberry shortcakes

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Ingredients

280

g

cake or all purpose flour
15

ml

baking powder
10

ml

castor sugar
2

ml

cream of tartar
pinch salt
110

g

cold, unsalted butter, diced
125

ml

cold milk
50

g

soft unsalted butter
500

g

strawberries, cleaned, hulled and lightly crushed with sugar to taste, to make 1 litre (4 cups)

Method

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and rub in the butter until crumbly. Mix to a dryish scone dough with milk. Pat the dough out into a square that is 1,5-2 cm thick and cut into 9 squares. Bake at 200 ºC for 12-15 minutes, or until the shortcakes are risen and golden brown. Split the shortcakes in half and place bottom halves on a serving platter. Butter them, then pile the strawberry and sugar mixture on top. Place other scone halves on strawberries, butter and pile remaining strawberries on top. Serve at once with cream or a mixture of cream and sour cream.

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