Strawberry Shortcake

2 1/2 cups flour

1/3 cup About 2/3 of a stick or 5 tablespoons cold butter , cut into small pieces’

1/3 cup sugar pluss 1 tablespoon for dusting

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup whole milk

whipped cream

fresh strawberries cut up with sugar (to taste)

Preheat oven to 425°.

Combine, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk just until moistened. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface into a 4 by 8 rectangle. Cut the dough into eight squares.

Transfer to a cookie sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes. Until golden brown.

To serve split biscuits in half and layer with strawberries and whipped cream.