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Description

This recipe is from the The Kitchen Bitch Cookbook by Joel Maxuel, also available from archive.org (http://www.archive.org/details/Kitchen_Bitch). Published here with the author's permission.

Provided is a compilation of recipes gathered over several years, primarily from Laing House events. Laing House (http://www.lainghouse.org) is a drop in center based in the capital of Nova Scotia, Canada for youth living with a mental illness. The author is a member of this organization since 2002 and very fortunate to live in a country where such services exist.

Dessert

Light Biscuit Shortcake

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Makes 10 Shortcakes


Ingredients:

1 cup All-purpose flour

1 ¼ tsp Baking powder

½ tsp Salt

4 Tbsp Light butter

½ cup Skim milk


Directions:

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

  2. Combine butter with dry ingredients thoroughly. Then stir in milk.

  3. Drop by spoonful onto non-stick baking sheet (or pat dough flat in an 8 inch non-stick cake pan).

  4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in a preheated 425 degree oven. (The top does not brown easily, so check bottom for over burning)

  5. Top with strawberries, peaches, etc.


Alterations:

May be baked in muffin tins for baking powder biscuits.

Notes:

 

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