Mimi's Shortcake
Created by MimiMaine on November 3, 2011
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #1949
Ingredients
- Shortcake Or Cream Scone:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup unsalted cold butter
- 1 large egg (slightly beaten)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
- Egg Wash:
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon cream
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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Step 2: Cube the cold butter and put it in the flour bowl; with a pastry blender cut the butter into small coarse crumbs.
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Step 3: In a small bowl mix the egg, vanilla, and cream, mixing well; add to flour mixture just till dough comes together; don't overmix.
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Step 4: Put on lightly floured board and pat into a 7" circle; cut with circle cutter about 1" thick; place on ungreased baking sheet.
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Step 5: In a small bowl mix the ingredients for the egg wash and brush on top of each shortcake and then bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or till a toothpick put in the center comes out clean.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (93 g)
- Calories 308.2
- Total Fat - 18.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 77.1 mg
- Sodium - 42.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 20.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 11.6 g
- Protein - 16.4 g
- Calcium - 191.2 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg