Berry Good Shortcakes

Tools:

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/ 2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter cut into pieces
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 container (8 ounces) strawberry cream cheese
  • Fresh raspberries
  • Fresh blueberries
  • fresh sliced strawberies
  • Whipped cream or topping

Makes: 10 shortcakes.


instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray pans with vegetable pan spray.

In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

All at once, add milk; mix with fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Spoon equally into prepared pans.

Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool slightly.

Spread cream cheese into cavity of cooled shortcake; top with berries and a dollop of whipped cream or topping.

NOTE: If desired, substitute yellow cake batter for shortcake mixture. Bake in prepared pans 18-20 minutes. You will need to double the amount of cream cheese and berries. Assemble shortcakes as above.