Strawberry Shortcake

Yesterday I was going through the fridge and saw that we still had heavy cream from my coconut pie.... then at the grocery store I saw that strawberries are finally coming into season.... Bingo!  I have to make strawberry shortcake!  I have made this recipe once before a couple years ago and Dano said it was "the best dessert" so, it was definitely time to make it again!

The original recipe is from "Vegetarian Cooking for Dummies" which actually has a lot of great recipes.  This isn't like a "cake" but more like a biscuit.  If you want it to be sweet like cake then add more sugar to the batter.  I like it a little blander because then it really brings out the sweetness of the strawberries.

1 qt strawberries, sliced and sprinkled with sugar
2 T sugar
2 c flour
3 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/3 c vegetable oil
1 c milk (regular or soymilk)
powdered sugar and/or whipped topping for garnish

Preheat oven to 450. Grease 8" cake pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, oil, and sugar in bowl and mix with a fork until crumbly.  Add milk and stir just enough to dampen dry ingredients.
Scoop batter into pan and press evenly with fingers.
Bake 20 minutes or until browned.
Allow cake to cool and slice lengthwise, fill with strawberries, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Since it is just the two of us I just cut wedges and topped them so it wouldn't get soggy.

Enjoy!