old-fashioned shortcake

ingredients

• servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk

recipe

preparation time: 15 mins cook time: 15 mins ready time: 1 hr


• preheat an oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). grease an 8-inch baking pan.
• sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl. cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. beat egg and milk in another bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is just blended. pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• bake in preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.