Easy Shortcakes

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 6 tablespoons milk (lowfat or nonfat is fine)
• 1 dash vanilla (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 combine the dry ingredients and mix well. make a well in the center, and then add each wet ingredient. mix all together gently. dough should be light and airy.
• 3 there will be enough dough for five or six shortcakes. use a spoon to drop dollops of the dough onto a small nonstick or lightly oiled cookie sheet. press the center of each shortcake to flatten it a bit and create an indentation for filling. i like to leave them irregularly shaped instead of perfectly round.
• 4 bake for 12-13 minutes, or until the tops are just starting to turn golden.
• 5 after they've cooled for a bit, slice them in half horizontally. use a combination of any of your favorite fillings: lightly mashed fresh fruit, vanilla pudding, mascarpone cheese, chocolate sauce. my son likes to put a fruit layer and a whipped cream or pudding layer in the center, then add the top half, and then top with a fruit layer and lots of whipped cream.
• 6 *****you can also make a savory version of these shortcakes by omitting the sugar and vanilla, and adding parmesan cheese and a dash of garlic or onion powder. top with olives, refried beans, sour cram, and salsa or greek salad.*****.