SIMPLE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease and line 2 oven trays with baking paper . Using an 8 cm fluted cookie cutter , cut out 12 rounds from 2 sheets of shortcrust pastry . Place rounds on the trays , Bake rounds for 10 minutes or until crisp . Set aside and cool . Slice and quarter 250 gm of fresh strawberries . Beat 300ml of cream in a small bowl until peaks form . Now spread strawberry jam over eight rounds . Place 4 rounds on a serving plate Top shortcakes with half the strawberries and cream , then top with another shortcake , jam side up . Repeat with remaining strawberries and cream , sandwich together and top with remaining round. Dust with sifted icing sugar , to serve .