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Cinnamon Strawberry Shortcake
Shortcake:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold butter, cut up
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
1) Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg, sour cream, and milk. Add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork just until moistened.
2) Drop dough into eight mounds on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.
Cinnamon Simple Syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1) In a small sauce pan combine all ingredients. Heat carefully over medium heat until sugar is fully dissolved and water is hot. Remove from heat, let cool.
2) Remove cinnamon sticks. Store in a sealed bottle in the refrigerator.
Cinnamon Vanilla Whipped Cream:
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1) Whip together all ingredients until desired stiffness.
Slice or quarter fresh strawberries; about ½ cup for each shortcake.
Cinnamon Strawberry Shortcake
Putting it all together:
1) Cut top, a ¼ to ½ way down, off of the shortcake; set top aside.
2) Layer strawberries on cut side of the bottom part of the shortcake.
3) Drizzle with cinnamon simple syrup.
4) Add a large doll-up of cinnamon vanilla whipped cream.
5) Lay the top part of the shortcake against the side of the strawberries, or set on top.
Chili Rellano Rice Cakes
1) 2 – 3 cups rice, cooked
2) 4 eggs
3) 1 __ ounce can mild green chilies
4) ½ - ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
5) ½ teaspoon salt, more/less to taste
6) Butter, for frying
1) In a large bowl add first 5 ingredients, mix well.
2) Melt small amount of butter in a skillet.
3) Spoon about ¾ cup of mixture into hot skillet, making 3 or 4 cakes.
4) Cook until nice cakes are a nice golden brown and egg is mostly set.
5) Flip and cook until second side is nicely golden.
6) Repeat with remaining mixture.
7) Serve with a pat of butter for each cake.
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