Peach Melba Shortcakes

Name: Peach Melba Shortcakes
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 59 milliliters sliced almonds; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters firm butter or margarine; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 591 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 158 milliliters milk; 1 Tbsp milk; 3 peaches, peeled and sliced into thin wedges, or 1 bag (1 lb) frozen sliced peaches, thawed; 170 grams container fresh raspberries (1 1/2 cups); 1 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps coarse sugar; 473 milliliters pint vanilla ice cream

Peach Melba Shortcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 532 calories. A mixture of gold flour, raspberries, peaches, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

In medium bowl, mix peaches, raspberries and 3/4 cup sugar.

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Raspberries

Peach

Sugar

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Bowl

Let stand 1 hour so fruit will become juicy.

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Fruit

Meanwhile, heat oven to 400F. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Oven

Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Using wooden spoon, stir in 2/3 cup milk, the almond extract and egg just until blended. (Dough will be stiff.)

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Almond Extract

Butter

Dough

Milk

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Blender

On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by 8 spoonfuls about 2 inches apart.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Brush with 1 tablespoon milk; sprinkle almonds over tops of each.

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Almonds

Milk

Sprinkle with coarse sugar.

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Coarse Sugar

Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown.

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Oven

Remove from cookie sheet; cool 10 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Cut shortcakes in half. Spoon about 1/4 cup ice cream onto bottom of each shortcake. Top each with 1/2 cup of the peach mixture; add tops of shortcakes.

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Ice Cream