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      Title: Banana Split Shortcakes
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      3 c  Sliced strawberries
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/3 c  Shortening
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      2 tb Sugar
      3 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Milk
      1 pt Vanilla or chocolate ice
           -cream
      2 md Banana; sliced
      1 c  Frozen whipped topping;
           -thawed
    1/3 c  Chocolate fudge sauce
 
  Recipe by: SUMMER DESSERTS
  Mix strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar; let stand at room
  temperature 1 hour. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
  Cut shortening into flour, 2 Tablespoon sugar, the baking
  powder and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles
  fine crumbs. Stir in milk just until blended. Turn dough
  onto lightly floured surface. Gently smooth into a ball.
  Knead 20-25 times. Roll 1/2" thick. Cut into 6 rounds with
  floured 3" cutter. Place about 1" apart on ungreased cookie
  sheet.
  Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Split warm
  shortcakes. Place bottom halves on dessert plates; top with
  ice cream. Fill and top with strawberries and bananas. Top
  with whipped topping. heat fudge sauce until warm; drizzle
  over shortcakes.
 
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