It is strawberry season, folks! What are you waiting for? I’m not gonna say anything about this post except….STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IS SCRUMPTIOUS!!!

Simple Shortcake (A modified version of Alton Brown’s show: Good Eats Episode: The Dough Also Rises:

2 cups flour – $.50
3/4 cup half and half – $1.00
4 tsps baking powder – pantry
3/4 teaspoon salt – pantry
3 Tbsps sugar – pantry
2 Tbsps butter – pantry
2 Tbsps lard – pantry
1 pint of fresh Strawberries, sliced – $1.99 (in season)
1/2 container Cool Whip or Canned Whipped Cream – $.75 (in season)

COST: $4.24

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar. Next, cut in butter and lard, using your hands. Using a wooden spoon, mix in half-and-half. Do not over mix.

Drop spoonfuls onto a baking sheet or into a greased muffin tin. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Cool and eat with prepared strawberries and whipped cream.

Oh yeah, to prepare the strawberries, I like to marinade them in 1 tablespoon sugar for an hour at room temp. Sort of makes a nice syrup and adds some sweetness. Perfect!

GRAND TOTAL: $4.24