If I was Domestic…

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Strawberries May 10, 2010

Filed under: Cooking & Baking — ifiwasdomestic @ 12:00 pm
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It’s summer, and Kroger had their first strawberries for $1.50 sale last week!  This means, the cost of Andy’s breakfast for a week just went down by $6 and I stocked up hoping I’d have time to make Strawberry Shortcake sometime this week (as mentioned in my previous post about my Mamacita).

Ok so really I have three things to say about strawberries today:

  1. Remember the Strawberry Shortcake doll?  She smelled like strawberries! …which is all my chubby younger self needed – a toy that smelled like food.  At least it was fruit I guess.
  2. Did you know that “wild strawberries” are actually very annoying weeds that spread worse than the poison ivy in our yard!?  Then they produce these dried out, pea sized strawberries that are just a real tease because they have zero taste.  Do NOT plant wild strawberries as ground cover, I’ve spent several nights the past few weeks picking them out of my prickly bushes in the front yard!
  3. Finally, the best part about strawberries:  Strawberry Shortcake.  This is my Mom’s recipe (passed down from Grandma Annie).  This is basically 10 times better than using pound cake and 100 times better than using the spongy round disc things they sell in the produce section.  Katy Peat also says that you can make mighty fine shortcakes out of Bisquick, and I typically trust her domestic opinion.  Without further blabbering here’s the super easy & quick recipe:

2.5 Cups Flour

1/3 C Sugar

1 T Baking Powder

1/2 C Crisco (cut in with a fork)

1 C Milk

Mix the first three ingredient, then cut Crisco in with a fork (smoosh the shortening into the mix until it’s mixed in).  Add milk & stir.  Dollup in 5-6 clumps on a greased (or Pam’d) cookie sheet/pizza stone.  Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.  In the meantime cut up your strawberries and sprinkle a little sugar over them.  Mix it in and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.

To truly experience this recipe this dish is to be eaten as a meal, not desert.  Crumble one shortcake in a bowl and top with berries, finish with a little milk & enjoy!

If you try this recipe (or are related to me and also make it) I want to hear from you!!!  Comment with how you like it or how you make your own shortcake!