Old-Fashioned Shortcake Recipe

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Old-Fashioned Shortcake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg , or to taste
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch baking pan.
  2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk in another bowl; stir into flour mixture until batter is just blended. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2303.29 Kcal (9643 kJ)
Calories from fat 891.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 99.03g 152%
Cholesterol 409.32mg 136%
Sodium 1297.15mg 54%
Potassium 2506.15mg 53%
Total Carbs 324.15g 108%
Sugars 121.8g 487%
Dietary Fiber 8.02g 32%
Protein 34.31g 69%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 1057.3mg 106%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 364.5 Kcal (1526 kJ)
Calories from fat 141.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.67g 152%
Cholesterol 64.78mg 136%
Sodium 205.28mg 54%
Potassium 396.61mg 53%
Total Carbs 51.3g 108%
Sugars 19.27g 487%
Dietary Fiber 1.27g 32%
Protein 5.43g 69%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 38%
Iron 0.8mg 28%
Calcium 167.3mg 106%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 53.5
    Points
  • 63
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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