Shortcake

Ingredients

2 cups AP flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 T baking powder
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup half and half

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Grease 2 large baking sheets.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Cut in the cold butter until pea-sized crumbs are formed.

Stir in egg, milk and vanilla. Do NOT overmix.

Use icecream scoop and place rounds on cookie sheet.

Pat dough into flat rounds.

Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown; cool.

Split the baked shortcakes into halves.

Ladle strawberries in the middle and on top of the shortcake.

Top with whipped cream.