Snack

Short Cakes is for Snack.

Short Cakes takes several minutes to prepare.

Short Cakes takes 14 minutes to cook.

Short Cakes makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Short Cakes are:

2 cups all-purpose bleached flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
5 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/2 cup butter, ( must be really cold)
1 egg, beaten
1 egg white (optional)
1/2 cup cold milk

Here is how you make Short Cakes:

1.Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and 3 Tbs. sugar in a medium bowl. Chop 2 Tbs. of the butter into dry ingredients; toss to coat. Repeat chopping and tossing with remaining butter. Combine egg and half-and-half; pour into flour mixture. Toss with a fork to form large clumps. Lightly press clumps into a ball; add a teaspoon more half-and-half to the bowl if dough won't come together. 2.Turn dough onto work surface; press into an 8-by-4- to 5-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares, placing them 1 inch apart on a small baking sheet. (Can be refrigerated up to 2 hours before baking.) Before baking, brush tops with optional egg white for a particularly attractive sheen. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbs. sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool until warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THEGOLDENGENIE.

The nutritional information for Short Cakes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 265.2

• Total Fat: 12.6 g
• Cholesterol: 58.4 mg
• Sodium: 351.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 5.3 g