Why are shortcakes called shortcakes not shortbiscuit or shortcookies and why short?
Photos by Sharon Wong, a friend from church, of the shortcakes I gave her for Christmas.
Christmas and New Year came and went so fast and now Chinese New Year is coming. Time really flies. Hope everyone made full use of the time given, be it to achieve goals, bless someone or just sit back and relax.
January 9th, 2009 at 2:23 am
Interesting…
Never try that before…
January 9th, 2009 at 2:43 am
I googled the answer but still cannot understand why it is called ’short’.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q Why_is_shortcake_as_in_strawberry_shortcake_called_short_cake
The function of fat (that would be your butter, cream, shortening, etc.) in pastry is to make it flaky and light. Dough that contains a large proportion of fat to dry ingredients is said to be “short,” and bakes up with a crumbly texture. And that’s where the term “shortcake” comes from. That also explains why shortening (like Crisco) is called shortening.