Champagne Summer Shortcake Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Shortcakes:
• 2 cups flour (all-purpose, whole wheat pastry, or white whole wheat)
• 3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 stick of organic, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch chunks
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• a scant 1 cup organic milk
• 1 egg white
• A bit of coarse sea salt
• Honey-champagne syrup:
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup champagne (alternately, sparkling water or just water)
• Summer fruit:
• - I used a mix of tiny black mission figs, black pluots, and yellow nectarines. Sliced into tiny wedges. Figure on about 1/2 cup of fruit per shortcake.
• a pint of top notch vanilla ice cream (I used Laloo's goat milk ice cream)