Orange Shortcake

Name: Orange Shortcake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by mollypaul

"In a word, gorgeous. This gaily flavored dessert comes from the Western chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

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Ready In:: 32mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

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

directions

Preheat oven to 425F and lightly grease two 8" round cake pans.
Mix and sift first four ingredients.
Cut in butter.
Beat egg in a measuring cup and fill to the 1/2 cup mark with milk.
Add egg and milk to the first mixture, stirring quickly until a soft but not sticky dough is formed, adding more milk if necessary.
Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead for a few seconds.
Divide dough in half and pat each gently into prepared pans.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden and done; turn out onto cooling rack.
Remove membrane from orange sections and sugar to taste.
Place sections between layers and decoratively on top of shortcake.
Combine sauce ingredients, bring to a boil and pour over shortcake.