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      Title: Shortcake
 Categories: Dessert
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      2 c  Flour
      4 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
  1 1/2 tb Sugar
      5 tb Butter
    2/3 c  Milk
 
  Preheat the oven to 425
  
  Butter and lightly flour an 8-inch cake pan or a cookie sheet.
  
  Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut
  the butter in bits and work it into the flour mixture with a pastry
  blender or your fingers until it resembles coarse meal. Slowly stir
  in the milk, using just enough to hold the dough together. Turn out
  onto a floured board and knead for a minute or two. Put the dough
  into the cake pan, or roll or pat it 3/4 inch thick and cut it
  into eight 2-inch rounds, using a biscuit cutter. Arrange the
  rounds on a cookie sheet and bake them for 10 - 12 minutes (or
  bake the larger cake for 12 - 15 minutes.) Split with two forks
  while still warm. Spread with butter if you like, fill with
  sugared berries, and serve warm with heavy cream or whipped
  cream.
  
  From: Dave Sacerdote                  Date: 06-17-08
 
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