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CREAM SHORT-CAKE
Photo: David Holifield

CREAM SHORT-CAKE

8 ingredients 2 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

706
Calories
30g
Protein
13g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one quart of fine white flour
  • three tablespoonfuls of cold butter
  • a teaspoonful of salt
  • a tablespoonful of white sugar
  • a cup of sour cream
  • a teaspoonful of soda in a spoonful of water
  • a spoonful of water
  • two round sheets

Directions

1

Sift one quart of fine white flour, rub into it three tablespoonfuls of cold butter, a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of white sugar. Add a beaten egg to a cup of sour cream, turn it into the other ingredients, dissolve a teaspoonful of soda in a spoonful of water, mix all together, handling as little as possible; roll lightly into two round sheets, place on pie-tins and bake from twenty to twenty-five minutes in a quick oven.

2

This crust is delicious for fruit short-cake.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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