2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[Mrs Frugal]

This is the first recipe I make each summer when our strawberries are ready for picking. It comes from The National Cookery Book from 1931 .

 

Strawberry Shortcake

 

8oz flour

1½ tsp baking powder

2 oz butter or margarine

2oz caster sugar

¼ pint milk

 

Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Rub in the butter. Stir in the sugar and make a well in the centre. Add enough of the milk to make a soft dough. Press into a greased sandwich tin and bake at 180C for 20-25 minutes until golden. Cool on a cake rack and when cold, carefully slice in half through the middle to make 2 cakes. If you find it difficult to slice the cake in half to make the two layers, divide the dough in half and bake in two smaller sandwich tins instead.

 

Whip a carton of whipping cream until it holds its shape and spread onto the lower half of the cake. Place sliced strawberries on top of this then add the top layer of the cake and dust with icing sugar. You can put more whipped cream and strawberries on the top if you like too .

 

[chickencam]

Looks yummy

[Mrs Frugal]

Tastes yummy too .

[Laura & CTB]

Is it less than 2 calories a slice??

[The Dogmother]

Do we care?

[Mrs Frugal]

Is it less than 2 calories a slice??

 

Oh definitely .

[Lesley]

Looks lovely - thanks for posting the recipe Kate.

 

It is more like scone dough isn't it? - I thought it was going to be like shortbread.......

[chelsea]

ooh, could just eat a slice or three right now!

[Egluntyne]

Cor! *Droolworthy*

[Mrs Frugal]

Looks lovely - thanks for posting the recipe Kate.

 

It is more like scone dough isn't it? - I thought it was going to be like shortbread.......

 

I told you it was a scone dough .

[Abbey Road Girl]

I think that strawberry shortcake is an American recipe (or at least an American term).

 

The most authentic (American) way to make it then is by using the Bisquick recipe (have done that for ages; Bisquick can be found in supermarkets--arg!), pouring crushed and lightly sweetened strawberries over the hand-sized biscuits (scones) which should be broken in half length wise.

 

Top with double cream or creme Anglaise (whipped and lightly sweetened whipped cream).

 

This however is something that the English have no need to defend themselves from the Yanks! Yes, it's delish, but so is simply strawberries and cream!!!!

[Abbey Road Girl]

Kate did a brilliant job of showing how to make a Strawbery Shortcake.

 

Mine is just the American version. Spoilt for choice, you lucky people!

[Lesley]

Looks lovely - thanks for posting the recipe Kate.

 

It is more like scone dough isn't it? - I thought it was going to be like shortbread.......

 

I told you it was a scone dough .

 

Sorry, I meant to put "It is more like scone dough...."

 

....and the American version would probably have a synthetic version of cream on it - I couldn't ever find any decent proper cream in all the times I was there

[..lay a little egg for me]

What no eggs??!! Surely one could be sneaked in?

[The Dogmother]

That looks delish - I shall steal the idea for sandwiching together my shortbread biscuits.

[frenchtoast]

This looks delicious! I've got the scales out ready to make a start - but is it plain or SR flour? I'm guessing plain'cos of the baking powder?

Cheers!

[chelsea]

you've made me go to the farm shop and buy 4 punnets of strawberries now Kate!

 

we were going to PYO but it was raining, I was up for it but hubby was moaning

[Mrs Frugal]

you've made me go to the farm shop and buy 4 punnets of strawberries now Kate!

 

I am such a bad influence, aren't I .

[Lesley]

This looks delicious! I've got the scales out ready to make a start - but is it plain or SR flour? I'm guessing plain'cos of the baking powder?

Cheers!

 

I would use plain flour.........

[Mrs Frugal]

Sorry, yes, it is plain flour. Most of my old recipe books have plain flour with baking powder rather than S/R.

[hillfamily]

and there was me just thinking what to do with the spare punnet of strawberries sitting in my fridge

[The Dogmother]

Put them on meringues Pam!

[hillfamily]

now why didn't I think of that