Mixed Berry Shortcakes

Who cares what the forcast says, dang it!  It is SPRING!  Lets eat like it is!

Ingredients:
6 cups mixed berries

4 tablespoons sugar
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into pieces
¾ cup milk
Whipped topping

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.   Combine mixed berries and 4 tablespoons of sugar in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
2. In another large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, sugar and brown sugar.
Add butter pieces and, using a fork, mash the cold butter into the flour mixture. Continue mashing the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles cracker crumbs.
3. Stir in milk to form a sticky dough and then drop dough into 8 mounds on a baking sheet.
4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly brown.
5. Remove shortcakes from oven and cool on a wire rack. When cool, split shortcakes in half and evenly distribute berry mixture among them.
6. Top each shortcake with whipped topping and serve.  It is also fun to let the kiddos assemple their own, just make sure they don't short you on the Whipped topping!  LOL!

<3 Mommy of 6