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Easy recipe for home made shortcakes. Buttery and sugar filled biscuit dough is cut into 2-1/2 ” biscuits, baked and split in half with fresh whipped cream and strawberries.
4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar + 1/4 cup for sprinkling over shortbread before baking
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 cup cubed frozen butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla or orange extract
Glaze: Egg wash- 1 egg, 1 tablespoon water, sprinkle with sugar, OR just use cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Strawberries
2 quarts, rinsed, drained, hulled and sliced as desired
1 /2 cup sugar
Fresh Whipped Cream
2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
In medium mixing bowl and whisk attachment on hand mixer, add chilled heavy cream, whip on low speed for about 3-5 minutes until soft peaks form, add 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and extract, whip on high speed until stiff peaks form about 10-12 minutes total.
You can use grated frozen butter instead of cubed if desired when mixing dough. Key is well chilled butter.
Shortcakes can be baked a day or week ahead. Cool shortcakes before freezing in freezer zip lock bags. Day of serving, remove from freezer and thaw to room temperature.
Do not freeze whipped cream or fresh strawberries, the berries will be mushy and whipped cream could lose it’s consistency.
Storing leftover whipped cream in small sealed container until keep refrigerated up to 2 days. You may have to rewhip the cream if it loses consistency.
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