Strawberry Shortcake

Tags: #dessert #american #berries #summer #biscuits Serving: 8 portions Total time: 45 minutes

A classic American summer dessert with fluffy biscuits, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream.

Ingredients

• 300g all-purpose flour
• 50g sugar
• 10g baking powder
• 3g salt
• 115g cold butter, cubed
• 180ml heavy cream
• 1 egg for brushing
• 500g fresh strawberries, sliced
• 75g sugar for strawberries
• 300ml heavy cream for whipping
• 30g powdered sugar
• 5ml vanilla extract

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 220°C
2. Mix strawberries with sugar and let macerate
3. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
4. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
5. Pour in cream and stir until just combined
6. Turn dough onto floured surface
7. Pat into 2cm thick rectangle
8. Cut into 8 squares
9. Place on baking sheet
10. Brush tops with beaten egg
11. Bake for 15 minutes until golden
12. Cool on wire rack
13. Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla
14. Split biscuits in half
15. Fill with strawberries and whipped cream
16. Top with more berries and cream

Notes

The key to tender biscuits is not overworking the dough and keeping the butter cold. Macerating the strawberries creates a natural syrup.