Orange and sour-cream drop shortcakes with assorted berries
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups | Blackberries; picked over |
| 1 | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 6 | cups | Raspberries; picked over |
| 6 | cups | Blueberries; picked over |
| 3 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| ⅓ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1½ | Sticks cold unsalted butter; cut into bits (3/4 | |
| ; cup) | ||
| 1½ | teaspoon | Freshly grated orange zest |
| 1 | cup | Sour cream |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 2 | cups | Well-chilled heavy cream |
| ¼ | cup | Confectioners' sugar |
Directions
FOR SHORTCAKES
In a bowl with a potato masher mash 2 cups blackberries with ⅓ cup granulated sugar and stir in remaining blackberries. In 2 more bowls mash separately raspberries and blueberries with remaining granulated sugar in same manner. Let berries stand at room temperature 4 hours. Berry mixtures may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring berries to room temperature before serving.
Make shortcakes:
Preheat oven to 425F. and lightly butter 2 baking sheets. In a large bowl whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl whisk together zest, sour cream, and milk and add to flour mixture.
Stir mixture until it just forms a soft and sticky dough and drop into 12 mounds at 1-inch intervals onto prepared baking sheets. Pat dough to ½-inch thickness and bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until pale golden.
Transfer shortcakes to a rack and cool. Shortcakes may be made 4 hours ahead and kept in airtight containers.
In a large bowl beat cream with confectioners' sugar until it holds soft peaks. Whipped cream may be made 1 hour ahead and chilled in a cheesecloth-lined large sieve set over a bowl, its surface covered with plastic wrap. Whisk cream lightly before serving.
Split shortcakes horizontally with a fork and serve with berries and whipped cream.
Serves 12.
Gourmet July 1994
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