Strawberry Puffs with Cream Cheese

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup flour
1 quart strawberries, hulled
1 cup sugar (to taste)
heavy cream, whipped

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Blend in shortening. Add milk and toss until just blended.

Divide into 8 parts, place in greased muffins tins and flatten.

Bake at 475 F for 12 minutes.

Mash strawberries with sugar. Remove puffs from pans and cut in half through middle.

Place some strawberry sauce on each puff bottom, top with whipped cream, top with other half of puff and more strawberry sauce.

Serve immediately.

Source of Recipe 1997 California Strawberry Commission

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