Baked-In Shortcake

Original Day Family cookbook

Ingredients:

• • 1 cup sifted flour

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup sugar (I used less)

  • 2 tablespoon melted butter

  • 2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/3 to ½ cup milk

  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

  • 1-½ cups ripe strawberries, sliced OR 3 cup sweetened cooked fruit: rhubarb sauce, applesauce, raspberries, cooked prunes

Directions:

Sift dry ingredients, add milk, egg and butter. Beat 2 mins. Place fruit in bottom of greased 8x8x2" pan. Pour cake batter on top.

OR

Place batter in bottom, fruit on top, then sprinkle with crumble topper: ½ cup flour and ½ cup sugar, cut in ¼ cup butter til mixture resembles crumbs.

Bake in 375^o oven about 35 min or 350^o for hour.

Variations: