Mimi's Shortcake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cold butter (unsalted preferred)
• 1 large egg (slightly beaten)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup low-fat whipping cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 large egg (slightly beaten)
• 1 tablespoon cream

Recipe

• 1 shortcake:.
• 2 in a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 cube the cold butter and put in the flour bowl.
• 4 with a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into small pieces; mixture should look like coarse crumbs.
• 5 in a small bowl mix the egg, vanilla, and cream; whisk well.
• 6 add to flour mixture mixing just until the dough comes together; don't overmix.
• 7 put on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7" circle; cut with a circle cutter to about 1" thick.
• 8 put on ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 egg wash:.
• 10 in a small bowl mix the ingredients for the egg wash and brush on the top of each shortcake.
• 11 bake in a 400 degree oven on a center rack for 15-18 minutes or till a toothpick put in the center comes out clean.
• 12 transfer to wire rack.