Mama's Little Baby Loves Shortcake, Shortcake ...

Youngest Hawthorne came home this afternoon and asked me,
"You know what I really, really like?"
"What?"
"I like blueberries and whipped cream."
"Not a problem."

I decided to make shortcakes.
As in blueberry shortcake.

I turn to my trusty, 37-year old Joy Of Cooking.

Sift before measuring:
2 cups cake flour

Resift with:
2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 TB sugar

Cut in:
1/4 cup butter

Add:
3/4 cup cream

Stir lightly into the flour mixture, using a fork.
Turn dough onto floured board.
Knead lightly for 1/2 minutes.
Roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut with biscuit cutter.

Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated 450 degree oven.
(Mine took about 15-16 minutes.)

Action shot of sifting.

Cut in the buttah.

Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.

Shortcakes!

Slice shortcakes, add whupped cream and blueberries.

My closeup of blueberry shortcakes.

These shortcakes ROCKED!