This summertime recipe will become a family favorite!

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 large egg, beaten
2/3 cup half-and-half cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional butter
1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Directions

~Preheat oven to 450°.

~Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

~In another bowl, whisk egg and half-and-half. Add all at once to crumb mixture; stir just until moistened. Spread batter into a greased 8-in. round baking pan, slightly building up the edges. Bake until golden brown, 16 to 18 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.

~Beat heavy cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.

~Split cake in half crosswise; butter bottom layer. Spoon half the strawberries over bottom layer. Spread with some whipped cream. Cover with top cake layer. Top with remaining berries and whipped cream. Cut into wedges.

~Makes eight servings.