Old-fashioned Short Cake With Strawberries

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 quart strawberry, sliced and sprinkled with
• 1/4-1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 butter two 9" round pans with 1/2 tablespoon butter each.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder, salt, 1/4 cup sugar, and nutmeg.
• 3 cut in remaining butter.
• 4 mix together milk and egg yolks in a small bowl.
• 5 stir into dry ingredients with a fork till a soft dough forms.
• 6 pat dough evenly in the two pans (wet fingers, if too sticky).
• 7 beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
• 8 brush surface of dough with egg whites and sprinkle evenly with 1/4 cup sugar.
• 9 bake at 450 for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 remove from pans to wire racks and let cool completely. (layers will be thin.).
• 11 arrange on serving plate as cake, cream (whipped with powdered sugar) and strawberries. repeat the layers to form a beautiful 2 layer shortcake.