Oyster Shortcake Recipe
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Ingredients for Oyster Shortcake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 quart oysters
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then sift twice, work in vegetable shortening with tips of fingers, add milk gradually.
- The dough should be just soft enough to handle.
- Toss on floured baking board, divide into two parts, pat lightly and roll out.
- Place in two shallow vegetable shorteninged cake tins and bake in quick oven fifteen minutes.
- Spread them with butter.
- Moisten cornstarch with cream, put into pan with oysters and seasonings and make very hot.
- Allow to cook a few minutes then pour half over one crust, place other crust on top and pour over rest of oysters.
- Serve at once.
- Sufficient for one large shortcake.
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