STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE by Andoni

                                       

INGREDIENTS:
                                                 
225g  self raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

50g butter or margarine

25g caster sugar

1 medium egg

5 tablespoons milk

half a teaspoon of vanilla essence

extra milk,for brushing  

1.First, heat the oven to 220ºc, gas mark 7. Take a paper towel and put a little bit of flour and

baking powder into a bowl.

2.Then, cut the butter on small  cubes.Then put the flour,with your fingers.Carry on until looks

like fine breadcrumbs.

3.After, stir in the caster sugar and make a hollow in the middle of the mixture with a spoon

and put the egg.


4.Next, stir the milk and the vanilla into the egg.Mix the ingredients with a blunt knife.

5.Later ,sprinkle a clean  surface with a  little flour and with your hands.

6.After that ,using a rolling pin ,roll out until the circle is done. Brush it with a little milk.

7.Then, put the shortcake in the oven to 12-15minutes.Cut the strawberries and then put into thick slices.

8.Next, take the shortcake out of  the oven and cut the cake in half.

9.After that, cut the cake in small pieces and then put cream into a bowl.

10.Finally, put the shortcake on a plate and put the strawberry slices all over the top.