Shortcake Recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons shortening, 3/4 cup half and half, melted butter, and toppings of your choice.

Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening. Mix in half-and-half. Drop by large spoonfuls onto a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray or lined with parchment paper. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Cool and eat with your favorite toppings.

As I mentioned before, my favorite topping is strawberries and sugar. To make this, just cut up some strawberries (about a pint for every two people) and pour about 1/2 cup of sugar on the strawberries, mix, and let it sit until the juices come out of the strawberries. Mix again and it's ready to use as a topping.

The amount of sugar to strawberries you use will vary based on your individual tastes. So, adjust according to how sweet you like your strawberries.