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Strawberry Shortcake

Easy-to-make biscuits, fresh strawberries, and a quick homemade whipped cream some together for summer's best dessert, Strawberry Shortcake.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Homemade Biscuits, Strawberry Desserts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
Author: Sues

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs strawberries cleaned, hulled, and chopped into quarters
  • ¾ cup, plus 1 Tbsp granulated sugar divided
  • 1 ½ tablespoon triple sec or cointreau (can also use orange juice)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoon unsalted butter cold and cut into small pieces
  • 2 cups heavy cream divided, plus more for brushing biscuits
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Place strawberries in a medium bowl and toss with 3 tablespoon sugar and triple sec/orange juice. Cover and let chill in the fridge until you're ready to use them.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Place flour, baking powder, ½ cup sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse until combined.
  • Add the pieces of butter and pulse about 10-12 times until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-sized pieces of butter mixed in.
  • In a bowl, whisk together ½ cup cream with eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Pour this over the flour mixture and pulse until large clumps begin to appear, about 25-30 times.
  • Gently pack the dough into a ½ cup measuring cup, invert, and tap onto a baking sheet. The dough should make 8 biscuits. Lightly brush biscuits with a little bit of cream.
  • Bake biscuits for about 20 minutes, until they’re lightly golden. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before moving to metal racks to them cool for another 15 minutes.
  • Place remaining 1 ½ cups heavy cream in the large bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer and beat until soft peaks form. Add the remaining 2 tablespoon of sugar and tablespoon of vanilla and beat to combine.
  • Using a serrated knife, gently cut the biscuits in half horizontally. Spoon strawberries and some of their liquid over the biscuit and top with whipped cream.

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