Maple Shortcake

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Maple Shortcake

Recipe By : The Canadiana Cookbook/Mme Jehane Benoit
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Maple Syrup

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp mace
1/2 c soft butter
3/4 c milk -- up to 1 cup
3/4 c maple syrup
1 tbsp butter
2 egg whites
1/2 c whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix flour bakig powder, salt and mace, then work in butter with fingertips.
Add enough milk to make a soft dough, knead 5 or 6 times and divide in
half. Grease two 8" pie plates and pat dough into each -- as a cake, not as
a pie crust. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-18 minutes, or until brown.
Unmould and set aside.

To make filling, boil syrup and butter until it forms a soft ball in ice
water (238 degrees F on a candy thermometer). Beat egg whites until stiff
and slowly pour hot syrup on top, beating constantly with an electric
beater. If you use a hand rotary beater, pour in a little syrup, beat, pour
more, beat until all syrup is used. Continue beating until filling is thick
and smooth. Whip cream with vanilla and fold in. Spread between biscuit
layers and on top.

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NOTES : A very rich, sweet favorite at sugaring-off parties, this dessert
goes well served after a thick slice of hot ham, with big mugs of steaming
tea.