Strawberry shortcake
Ingredients
12
Steps
5
Serves
4
Cook Time
85-90 Min
Ingredients
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Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6.
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Combine the strawberries, honey and orange juice in a bowl, and leave to stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
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Sift all the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Add the orange zest, butter and shortening, and work into the flour mixture thoroughly.
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Using a fork, lightly mix in the sour cream to form a soft dough. Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface until 2.5cm/1in thick, and cut into four circles. Put on ungreased baking parchment on a baking tray, and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until cgolden.
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To serve, whip the cream into soft peaks. Top each shortcake with the berry mixture, and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.