Orange Shortcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1 egg
milk
6 oranges, peeled
Sauce
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange peel, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425F and lightly grease two 8\" round cake pans.
Mix and sift first four ingredients.
Cut in butter.
Beat egg in a measuring cup and fill to the 1/2 cup mark with milk.
Add egg and milk to the first mixture, stirring quickly until a soft but not sticky dough is formed, adding more milk if necessary.
Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead for a few seconds.
Divide dough in half and pat each gently into prepared pans.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden and done; turn out onto cooling rack.
Remove membrane from orange sections and sugar to taste.
Place sections between layers and decoratively on top of shortcake.
Combine sauce ingredients, bring to a boil and pour over shortcake.