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scratch - Plum Shortcake + Sauce

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List of Ingredients

scratch - Plum Shortcake + Sauce

Sauce:
1-1/2 lb firm plums, pitted and quartered
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup creme de cassis
3 Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
2 strips lemon zest
3 Tbsp sugar

Simmer the water, sugar, casses and zest in a pan over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add plums and cook til tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat, discard zest and add butter. Stir til butter melts.
Use this to top shortcake in the following recipe.
Best served warm with heavy cream whipped with 1 teasp cassis or almond extract and 1 Tbsp sugar.

shortcake:
1 cup flour
2 teasp baking powder
1/4 teasp salt
4 Tbsp sugar
3/4 stick butter (6 Tbsp)
1/4 cup milk

Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter; either incorporate with pastry cutter, forks or your fingers til mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk. Push into pie plate or 8-inch cake pan. Bake 15 minutes in preheated 400 degree F oven.
Yield: serves 6


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