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Rich Strawberry Short Cake

A dish that starts with flour and finishes with sugar.

Griddle-cakes

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • 2 cups flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Few grains nutmeg
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup butter
  • 1¼ tablespoons lard
  • ⅓ cup milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ⅓ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ⅓ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix dry ingredients and sift twice, work in shortening with tips of fingers, add egg well beaten, and milk. Bake same as Strawberry Short Cake II. Split cake and spread under layer with Cream Sauce II. Cover with strawberries which have been sprinkled with powdered sugar; again spread with sauce, and cover with upper layer.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories480
Protein8.8 g
Fat21.8 g
Carbs62.5 g
Fiber1.7 g
Sodium812 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States