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Simple, Scrumptious Strawberry Shortcakes

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StrawberryShortcake

Simple, Scrumptious Strawberry Shortcakes
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose bleached flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 12 tablespoons sugar—3 for biscuits, 2 for sprinkling, 6 for berries, 1 for cream
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) frozen butter
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ½ cup cold half and half
  • 1 package (16 ounces) strawberries, thawed and crushed
  • 12 ounces fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and sliced
  • 1 cup chilled heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl. Grate frozen butter on the coarse holes of a box grater into dry ingredients; toss to coat.
  2. Mix egg and half and half; pour into flour mixture. Toss with a fork to form large clumps. Lightly press clumps into a ball.
  3. Turn dough onto work surface; press into a 7½- by 5-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares, placing them 1 inch apart on a baking sheet. Sprinkle dough tops with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
  4. Mix frozen and fresh berries with 6 tablespoons sugar in a bowl.
  5. Beat cream to soft peaks, gradually adding 1 tablespoon of sugar then vanilla.
  6. Split each cake. Spoon a portion of berries over each cake bottom, then a dollop of whipped cream over berries. Cap with cake top and serve immediately.

 

About Maggy Keet

As a New Yorker, I take full advantage of the ever evolving, always exciting restaurant scene. But most days, my “happy place” is found in my tiny Manhattan kitchen where I cook two meals a day. My perfect night is spent listening to NPR, while drinking a glass of wine, and creating a simple, (most often) vegetarian supper which I enjoy with my husband, Andy. In addition to blogging, writing, and planning events, I work full time as a Development Fundraiser.

10 Comments

  7. gkey says

    happy Mothers day Weekend!
    I am being treated to a lovely dinner made by
    several sweet people in my life today. They want a shortcake recipe….and here I open this up and what do you know, here it IS. Thanks, I have no doubt this will be wonderful.
    love,
    Being treated with
    Strawberry Shortcake and more
    in
    NE

    Reply

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