Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
This strawberry shortcake recipe is easy to make. It's a nice change from ordinary desserts with the bright flavor of fresh strawberries.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of fresh strawberries sliced and sprinkled with sugar
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick of butter cold and cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup heavy cream plus 2 tablespoons for tops
- 2 tablespoons additional sugar
- Rediwhip cream topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Clean and slice strawberries. Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar over top and set aside.
- In a food processor combine 2.5 cups flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Pulse once or twice to mix
- Add 1/2 cup of cut-up cold butter and pulse a few times to incorporate.
- Add 3/4 cup of heavy cream and pulse until the dough resembles coarse oatmeal.
- Remove dough and transfer to a floured surface.
- Roll dough into 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut rounds with biscuit cutters.
- Place on a cookie sheet.
- Brush with a little cream and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove and let cool.
- Assemble by starting with one biscuit followed by a few spoonfuls of strawberries and then whipped cream. Top with a second biscuit and repeat with more strawberries and whipped cream.
Notes
If you roll out the dough to an inch you should get larger biscuits. Then you could split the biscuit instead of using two for each serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 7gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 1040mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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