Name: Shortcake with peaches and cream
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 500.00 ml flour self-raising; 30.00 ml Baking powder; 15.00 ml mixed spice; 1.00 ml salt; 160.00 ml butter; 125.00 ml castor sugar; 80.00 ml Buttermilk; 410.00 g peaches tinned slices, drained; 250.00 ml walnuts chopped; 10.00 cherries maraschino, with stalks

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Ingredients (10)

500.00 ml	flour — self-raising
30.00 ml	Baking powder
15.00 ml	mixed spice
1.00 ml	salt
160.00 ml	butter
125.00 ml	castor sugar
80.00 ml	Buttermilk

for filling: (1 cup) fresh cream, whipped

410.00 g	peaches — tinned slices, drained
250.00 ml	walnuts — chopped
10.00	cherries — maraschino, with stalks

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Method:

Pre-heat oven to 190°C. Grease a baking sheet.
1. Sift together flour, baking powder, mixed
spices and salt.
2. Add butter and rub into flour, using your
fingers, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir
in sugar.
3. Add buttermilk and egg. Gently work mixture
together until it forms a soft, sticky dough.
4. On a lightly floured surface, knead mixture a
few times and mould into two 18cm rounds. Place
discs on a lightly greased baking sheet.
5. Bake for 30?35 minutes, until golden. Leave
to cool.
6. Spread half the cream on the first disc, then
scatter peach slices on top. Place the second disc
on top and spread the remaining cream over this.
Arrange peaches on top, alternating with cherries.
Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.