Easy Strawberry Shortcake

I found this easy shortcake recipe…you mix up the biscuit mix and just bake in an 8 x 8 pan.  Much easier than drop biscuits or rolling out biscuits.  For my strawberry topping, I mashed up most of 4 cups strawberries, reserving a handful for garnishes.  I added 1/2 cup sugar to the mashed strawberries and let that sit a couple of hours on the counter.  I added the sugar due to these strawberries not being very sweet.  The recipe is from my recipe collection.

Serves: 9Sue Gronholz, Columbus, Wisconsin

Ingredients:

2 cups	all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons	sugar
4 teaspoons	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	salt
1/2 teaspoon	cream of tartar
1/2 cup	butter or margarine, softened
1	egg, beaten
2/3 cup	milk
2 pints	strawberries, sliced
1	whipped cream, optional

Directions:

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar. Cut in butter until mixture is the size of peas. Add the egg and milk mix well. Spread into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes. Cut into squares and top with strawberries and whipped cream if desired.

Cheesy Leeks

I received leeks in my bag from the CSA and had previously never had one.  I found a Cheesy Leek recipe on the internet that we loved.  It reminded me of cheesy broccoli.  Yum!