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Outrageously Orange Shortcakes

 

Ingredients

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°F. Cut shortening into flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk just until blended. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Gently smooth into a ball. Knead 20 to 25 times. Roll ½ inch thick. Cut into 6 rounds with floured 3-inch cutter. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Split warm shortcakes. Fill and top shortcakes with Orange Filling. Top with dollop of orange yogurt if desired.

 

Orange Filling
Ingredients

  • 1 orange
     1 can (15 oz.) mandarin orange segments, drained and syrup reserved
  • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch


Preparation Grate 1½ tsp. peel from orange; reserve. Squeeze juice from orange; add enough reserved mandarin orange syrup to equal 2/3 cup. Mix orange juice mixture, reserved orange peel and the cornstarch in 1½-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stir constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in mandarin orange segments. Remove from heat; cool. Provided by General Mills Serves 6.Approximate Nutrition Analysis (per serving): calories, 375; protein, 7 g; carbohydrate, 58 g; fat, 13 g; cholesterol, 5 mg; sodium, 630 mg.

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