Orange Shortcake

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• milk
• 6 oranges, peeled
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425f and lightly grease two 8" round cake pans.
• 2 mix and sift first four ingredients.
• 3 cut in butter.
• 4 beat egg in a measuring cup and fill to the 1/2 cup mark with milk.
• 5 add egg and milk to the first mixture, stirring quickly until a soft but not sticky dough is formed, adding more milk if necessary.
• 6 turn onto a lightly floured board and knead for a few seconds.
• 7 divide dough in half and pat each gently into prepared pans.
• 8 bake for about 12 minutes or until golden and done; turn out onto cooling rack.
• 9 remove membrane from orange sections and sugar to taste.
• 10 place sections between layers and decoratively on top of shortcake.
• 11 combine sauce ingredients, bring to a boil and pour over shortcake.