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     Title: Banana Split Shortcakes
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
     Yield: 6 servings

     3 c  Sliced strawberries
   1/4 c  Sugar
   1/3 c  Shortening
     2 c  All-purpose flour
     2 tb Sugar
     3 ts Baking powder
     1 ts Salt
   3/4 c  Milk
     1 pt Vanilla or chocolate ice
          -cream
     2 md Banana; sliced
     1 c  Frozen whipped topping;
          -thawed
   1/3 c  Chocolate fudge sauce

 Recipe by: SUMMER DESSERTS
 Mix strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar; let stand at room
 temperature 1 hour. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
 Cut shortening into flour, 2 Tablespoon sugar, the 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 20-25 times. Roll 1/2" thick. Cut into 6 rounds with
 floured 3" cutter. Place about 1" apart on ungreased cookie
 sheet.
 Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Split warm
 shortcakes. Place bottom halves on dessert plates; top with
 ice cream. Fill and top with strawberries and bananas. Top
 with whipped topping. heat fudge sauce until warm; drizzle
 over shortcakes.

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