Strawberry shortcake with buttermilk biscuits
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Strawberries (about 7 cups); hulled, halved |
| ½ | cup | Sugar; (plus 3 tablespoons) |
| ½ | tablespoon | Raspberry preserves |
| 1 | cup | Whipping cream; chilled |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | cups | All purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 10 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; cut into pieces, chilled |
| ⅔ | cup | Buttermilk; (plus 1 tablespoon), chilled |
| 5 | minutes.) | |
Directions
BUTTERMILK BISCUITS
Combine strawberries, ½ cup sugar and raspberry preserves in a large bowl; toss to coat. Let stand until syrup forms, tossing occasionally, about 1 hour.
Beat chilled whipping cream, vanilla extract and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in another large bowl until stiff peaks form. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover separately and chill.) Cut Buttermilk Biscuits in half. Place each biscuit bottom in shallow bowl.
Top each generously with strawberries and whipped cream. Cover fruit and cream with biscuit tops. Dust biscuits with powdered sugar and serve.
Buttermilk Biscuits: Preheat oven to 375øF. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually add buttermilk, tossing with fork until large moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 4 pieces. Shape each piece into 3-inch round. Transfer to baking sheet, spacing evenly.
Bake biscuits until tester inserted into center comes out dry, about 20 minutes (biscuits will be pale). Transfer biscuits to a rack and cool to lukewarm. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cool. Wrap tightly in aluminum foil and store at room temperature. Before serving, rewarm in 350øF oven for
Typed and Busted by Carriej999@... 4/98 Recipe by: Commander's Palace, New Orleans Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Carriej999<Carriej999@...> on Apr 7, 1998