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mixed berry shortcake on a plate

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Ingredients
 

  • cooking spray or bit of butter
  • 1 ⅔ cup all purpose flour (plus a little extra for handling the dough)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅔ cups vanilla yogurt (plus extra for topping if desired)
  • 6 cups berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc.)
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • whipped cream or whipped topping (optional for serving)

Instructions
 

  • ADULT: preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Spray baking sheet with a little cooking spray or rub a little butter all over it using a paper towel.
    cooking spray or bit of butter
  • Put a strainer over a bowl. Measure flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into strainer. Shake the dry ingredients into the bowl, trying hard to keep everything in the bowl.
    1 ⅔ cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ADULT: melt butter in the microwave or on the stove.
    ¼ cup butter
  • Crack egg into a small bowl. Carefully remove any egg shell.
    1 large egg
  • In a 2-cup or larger measuring cup, measure the yogurt (to the ⅔ line). Add the egg and melted butter (have adult help if butter is still hot). Mix everything together with a whisk.
    ⅔ cups vanilla yogurt
  • Make a hole in the middle of the flour mixture with a wooden spoon. Gently pour in the yogurt mixture. Stir until it is all completely mixed.
  • Sprinkle a little flour on the counter (or a cutting board or mat). Rub a little on your hands.
    1 ⅔ cup all purpose flour
  • Put the dough on the counter and shape into a big flat circle with your hands. With a table knife cut a "peace sign" into the circle (all the way to the bottom). Then cut each of those pieces in half so you get 6 equal slices.
  • Put the pieces on the baking tray.
  • ADULT: Bake for approximately 15 minutes, remove from oven and put on cooling rack.
  • While the shortcake is baking, wash all of the fruit. If using strawberries, remove the green stem and cut into smaller pieces with the table knife. All of the other fruit is fine as it is.
    6 cups berries
  • Put the fruit in a bowl. Gently stir in the sugar. Let it sit to get syrupy with the shortcake bakes and cools.
    4 tablespoons sugar
  • Once they are cool, turn the shortcakes on their side and slice down the middle with the table knife. Put the shortcake on a plate, top with berries and yogurt (or whipped cream)
    whipped cream or whipped topping